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Cyperus gracilis
Slender Flat-sedge
As recorded: Cyperus gracilis R.Br.
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
- 5805
- Date
- March 4, 1988
- Locality
- East Maui, Makawao District, Auwahi, along Piilani Hwy below Puumahoe
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.6260, -156.3920 ± 1,084 m
- Elevation
- 520 m
- 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
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On March 4, 1988, Wagner, W.L.; Imada, C.; Takeuchi, W. also collected 10 other specimens.
Still here: Cyperus gracilis observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1988. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2020-04-25.
2020-04-25
Maui, Kihei, HI, US
(c) John Starmer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2018-04-28
90 Pukalani St, Makawao, HI, US
(c) John Starmer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cyperus gracilis. BISH 530208. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956674734. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/530208.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956674734 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026