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Cyperus polystachyos
Bunchy flat-sedge
As recorded: Cyperus polystachyos Rottb.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Rock, J.F.C.
- Collector number
- 8744a
- Date
- June 1, 1910
- Locality
- Kawaihae
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.0333, -155.8333
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On June 1, 1910, Rock, J.F.C. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Still here: Cyperus polystachyos observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1910. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 10 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-04-21.

2026-04-21
Waikoloa Rd, Waikoloa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-18
Waimea, HI 96743, USA
(c) Anders Hastings, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-02-18
Waimea, HI 96743, USA
(c) Anders Hastings, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-02-18
Waimea, HI 96743, USA
(c) Anders Hastings, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-01-21
Pololu Trail, Kamuela, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-07-28
Pololū Stream, Kamuela, HI, US
(c) Graham Steinruck, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cyperus polystachyos. BISH 681093. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956323368. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/681093.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956323368 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
