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Rhynchospora rugosa
Claybank Beak Sedge
As recorded: Rhynchospora rugosa subsp. lavarum (Gaudich.) T.Koyama
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Cuddihy, L.W.
- Collector number
- 645
- Date
- October 22, 1980
- Locality
- Upper Olaa Forest Reserve, Puna District,
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.4833, -155.2667
- Elevation
- 1,311 m
- Identified by
- Gagné, B.H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On October 22, 1980, Cuddihy, L.W. also collected 3 other specimens.
Still here: Rhynchospora rugosa observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1980. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2023-07-22.

2023-07-22
Hawaiʻi, Hilo, HI, US
(c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-11-10
Volcano, HI 96785, USA
(c) David Anderson, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Rhynchospora rugosa. BISH 655873. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956481102. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/655873.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956481102 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
