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Juncus bufonius
Toad rush
As recorded: Juncus bufonius L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Juncaceae
- Collected by
- Lynch, E.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- July 21, 1998
- Locality
- East Maui, Makawao District, Haleakala, Nature Conservancy Road, near Hosmer Grove, 3x3 m area. (found on road)
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.7732, -156.2377 ± 629 m
- Elevation
- 1,981 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On July 21, 1998, Lynch, E. also collected 1 other specimen.
Still here: Juncus bufonius observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1998. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-23.
2026-10-23
Haleakalā National Park, Kula, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-09-18
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2023-09-18
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) NPS - pacific island vegetation monitoring, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Juncus bufonius. BISH 652365. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956611598. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/652365.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956611598 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026