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Cladium mariscus
As recorded: Cladium jamaicense Crantz
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Andersson, N.J.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- 1852
- Locality
- Kahuku, Punahoolapa wetland
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Cladium mariscus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1852. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 10 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-14.

2026-09-14
Kailua, HI, US
(c) Ean Schiffman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-19
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-08-23
Kailua, HI 96734, USA
no rights reserved

2024-10-12
Palolo, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Mike Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-10-12
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-03-23
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cladium mariscus. BISH 680877. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956457657. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/680877.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956457657 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
