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Carex wahuensis
Oahu Sedge
As recorded: Carex wahuensis subsp. rubiginosa (R.W.Krauss) T.Koyama
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Davis, J.; State ESP teamJ.S. Davis →State ESP team →
- Collector number
- 241
- Date
- March 5, 1980
- Locality
- Kau District, Keauhou Ranch
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.4667, -155.3167
- Elevation
- 1,615 m
- Identified by
- Koyama, T.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On March 5, 1980, Davis, J.; State ESP team also collected 2 other specimens.
Still here: Carex wahuensis observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1980. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 35 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-07-05.
2026-07-05
Puu Oo Horse Trail, Holualoa, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-30
Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-27
Kīlauea, Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) Tara Severns, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-04-02
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) David Anderson, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-02-28
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Peter Scott, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-23
Puu Oo Horse Trail, Holualoa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Carex wahuensis. BISH 666971. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956457641. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/666971.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956457641 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026