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Carex alligata
As recorded: Carex alligata Boott
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.
- Collector number
- 2212b
- Date
- August 1, 1926
- Locality
- 17 mi from Kohala to Waimea
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.2075, -155.8358 ± 1,611 m
- 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
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On August 1, 1926, Degener, O. also collected 3 other specimens.
Still here: Carex alligata observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1926. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-04.
2026-10-04
Kamuela, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-08
Kamuela, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-07
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Kai Garcia-Tobar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-01-15
Hawaiʻi, Kamuela, HI, US
(c) A. Moore, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-04-22
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Kai Garcia-Tobar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Carex alligata. BISH 693180. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956327481. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/693180.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956327481 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026