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Fimbristylis cymosa
Hurricanegrass
As recorded: Fimbristylis cymosa subsp. umbellatocapitata (Hillebr.) T.Koyama
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Wagner, W.L.; Lorence, D.H.David H. Lorence →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Collector number
- 5717
- Date
- July 30, 1987
- Locality
- Keawanui Bay, rocky coast along windward side of island
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.1681, -156.8936 ± 264 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 July 30, 1987, Wagner, W.L.; Lorence, D.H. also collected 12 other specimens.
Still here: Fimbristylis cymosa observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1987. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2024-06-26.
2024-06-26
Hawaii, US
(c) Spencer Len Pote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2021-05-20
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) kairigney, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2017-05-03
Kalaupapa National Historical Park
(c) Jake Gross, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Fimbristylis cymosa. BISH 533019. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956496901. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/533019.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956496901 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026