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Carex alligata
As recorded: Carex alligata Boott
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Clarke, G.
- Collector number
- 582
- Date
- April 10, 1981
- Locality
- makai of the Powerline Road in upper Waiakea Forest REserve, South Hilo District
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.6167, -155.3167
- Elevation
- 1,615 m
- Identified by
- Gagné, B.H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On April 10, 1981, Clarke, G. also collected 3 other specimens.
Still here: Carex alligata observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1981. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 14 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-07-12.
2026-07-12
Puu Oo Trail, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-06
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Jory Teltser, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-06
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Jory Teltser, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-18
Hawaii County, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2026-02-23
Puu Oo Horse Trail, Holualoa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-17
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Anders Hastings, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Carex alligata. BISH 655816. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956506999. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/655816.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956506999 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026