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Eleocharis obtusa
As recorded: Eleocharis obtusa (Willd.) Schult.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Adee, K.T.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- June 11, 1979
- Locality
- Site 06 OS; Piihonua; Hilo Forest Reserve
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,250 m
- Identified by
- Adee, K.T.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 11, 1979, Adee, K.T. also collected 12 other specimens.
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Eleocharis obtusa observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1979. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-09.
2026-07-09
Kilauea, HI 96754, USA
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-05-30
Hawaii, US
(c) Andrew Evans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-03-25
Hawaii, US
(c) Andrew Evans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2005-05-03
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Eleocharis obtusa. BISH 580122. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956441847. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/580122.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956441847 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026