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Fimbristylis dichotoma
Common Fringe-rush
As recorded: Fimbristylis dichotoma (L.) Vahl
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Wagner, W.L.; Lorence, D.H.; Florence, J.; Perlman, S.Jacques Florence →David H. Lorence →Steven Perlman →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Collector number
- 6111
- Date
- July 16, 1988
- Locality
- Tovii, entrance to l'Economie Rurale
- Island
- Nuku Hiva
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 800 m
- Identified by
- Strong, M.T.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 16, 1988, Wagner, W.L.; Lorence, D.H.; Florence, J.; Perlman, S. also collected 9 other specimens.
Fimbristylis dichotoma observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1988. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,555 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-21.
2026-10-21
Haleakalā National Park, Hana, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
Maile Way + East-West Rd, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
no rights reserved
2026-10-19
265台灣宜蘭縣羅東鎮羅東林場
(c) chiuluan, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-18
Christmas, FL, US
(c) James K. Wetterer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
Ala Onaona St, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-06
Loganview Rd N, Logan Reserve, QLD, AU
(c) jusarm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Fimbristylis dichotoma. BISH 598309. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956342362. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/598309.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956342362 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026