Cyperus compressus
Poorland Flatsedge
As recorded: Cyperus compressus L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 48038
- Date
- August 14, 1966
- Locality
- Kwajalein Islet
- Island
- Kwajalein Atoll
- Region
- Marshall Islands
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 14, 1966, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 10 other specimens.
Cyperus compressus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1966. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 713 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.
2026-10-24
Fort Myers Beach, FL 33931, USA
(c) s_s_farnsworth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
Royal Palm Island, Hollywood, FL, US
(c) James K. Wetterer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
Royal Palm Island, Hollywood, FL, US
(c) James K. Wetterer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
Hoover Rd, Hampstead, NC, US
(c) Sky, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
851台灣高雄市茂林區, 情人谷吊橋
(c) 洪阿愷, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
Little St Simons Island, GA 31522, USA
(c) jamie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Cyperus compressus. BISH 588123. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956534351. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/588123.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956534351 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026