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Cyperus compressus
Poorland Flatsedge
As recorded: Cyperus compressus L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Meebold, A.
- Collector number
- 20949
- Date
- November 1, 1935
- Locality
- Waiohinu
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 1, 1935, Meebold, A. also collected 12 other specimens.
Cyperus compressus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1935. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-14.
2026-07-14
Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole, Kalaoa, HI, US
(c) nmoorhatch, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2023-09-16
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
no rights reserved
2022-10-07
Puako, HI, USA
(c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cyperus compressus. BISH 648165. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956645485. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/648165.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956645485 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026