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Carex
true sedges
As recorded: Carex L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Buchanan, H.
- Collector number
- 565
- Date
- May 4, 1961
- Locality
- On NE slopes of Koolau Mt range above Laie
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 183 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 4, 1961, Buchanan, H. also collected 4 other specimens.
Carex observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1961. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 142 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-04.
2026-10-04
Kamuela, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-22
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Lily Stein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-20
Hawaii, US
(c) Andre Golumbeski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-11
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-22
Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-12
Puu Oo Trail, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Carex. BISH 582969. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956561106. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/582969.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956561106 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026