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Cyperus polystachyos
As recorded: Cyperus polystachyos Rottb.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- (Not on sheet)
- Collector number
- D
- Locality
- unknown
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Cyperus polystachyos observed alive in Hawaiʻi
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 509 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-29.
2026-10-29
Pakalana Pl, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Crater Rim Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Lucy Breda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
West Maui Forest Reserve, Lahaina, HI, US
(c) planetboom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-15
Crater Rim Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
no rights reserved
2026-10-15
Crater Rim Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) swahn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-14
Kīlauea, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) birdbirdbird, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Cyperus polystachyos. BISH 681090. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956139240. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/681090.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956139240 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026