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Cyperus laevigatus
Smooth Flatsedge
As recorded: Cyperus laevigatus L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Wagner, W.L.; Imada, C.; Takeuchi, W.C.T. Imada →Wayne N. Takeuchi →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Collector number
- 5801
- Date
- March 3, 1988
- Locality
- Makawao District, disturbed roadside on highway side of Kanaha Pond (Haleakala Hwy.)
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 3, 1988, Wagner, W.L.; Imada, C.; Takeuchi, W. also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Cenchrus ciliaris
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Centaurium erythraea
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Ceratophyllum demersum
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Cyperus brevifolius
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Cyperus rotundus
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Eclipta alba
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Eragrostis cilianensis
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Erigeron bellioides
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Euphorbia hyssopifolia
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Euphorbia hyssopifolia
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Euploca procumbens
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Euploca procumbens
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Ipomoea triloba
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Lepidium virginicum
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Macroptilium atropurpureum
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Malva parviflora
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Medicago polymorpha
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Nicandra physalodes
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Pilea microphylla
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Pluchea fosbergii
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Pontederia crassipes
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Sida fallax
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Sida rhombifolia
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Cyperus laevigatus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1988. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-02-06.
2026-02-06
Kīhei, HI, US
(c) John Starmer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-04-08
Kalaoa, HI 96740, USA
(c) BIISC, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-04-07
Kure Atoll, HI, US
(c) tluisaw, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-01-13
Honokohau Small Boat Harbor and Marina, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740, USA
(c) Paul Norwood, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-01-05
Hawaiʻi, Kailua Kona, HI, US
(c) Tri Do, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-01-16
Maui County, HI, USA
no rights reserved
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cyperus laevigatus. BISH 530204. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956588571. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/530204.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956588571 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026