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Juncus acuminatus
As recorded: Juncus acuminatus Michx.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Juncaceae
- Collected by
- Adee, K.T.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- March 30, 1978
- Locality
- Upper Waiakea Forest Reserve. Site 357-19
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,006 m
- Identified by
- Faccenda, K.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 30, 1978, Adee, K.T. also collected 6 other specimens.
Juncus acuminatus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1978. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-05.

2026-07-05
Volcano, HI 96785, USA
(c) rathbunjon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-07-11
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Juncus acuminatus. BISH 580105. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956689075. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/580105.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956689075 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
