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Bulbostylis capillaris
Densetuft Hairsedge
As recorded: Bulbostylis capillaris (L.) Kunth ex C.B.Clarke
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Cuddihy, L.W.; State ESP teamL.W. Cuddihy →State ESP team →
- Collector number
- 225
- Date
- March 5, 1980
- Locality
- Kau District, Keauhou Ranch, on Keamoku lava flo between Powerline trail and Puu oo trail
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.4667, -155.3167
- Elevation
- 1,622 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On March 5, 1980, Cuddihy, L.W.; State ESP team also collected 2 other specimens.
Still here: Bulbostylis capillaris observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1980. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 93 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-07-30.
2026-07-30
Sulphur Banks Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) atcgnyc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-28
Pāhoa, HI 96778, USA
(c) Aaron Anderson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-27
Kau Desert Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-22
Mauna Loa Rd, Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) Chris Havran, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-20
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Chris Havran, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-31
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
Bulbostylis capillaris. BISH 666962. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956652544. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/666962.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956652544 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026