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Eleocharis obtusa
As recorded: Eleocharis obtusa (Willd.) Schult.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Lee, H.A.; Moir; BarnumC.C. Barnum →Harry G. Lee →J. Moir →
- Collector number
- 221
- Date
- November 22, 1925
- Locality
- Kokee
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,000 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
Collected the same day
On November 22, 1925, Lee, H.A.; Moir; Barnum also collected 14 other specimens.
Avena fatua
Botany
Carex meyenii
Botany
Carex wahuensis
Botany
Cenchrus elegans
Botany
Cenchrus elegans
Botany
Cyperus phleoides
Botany
Cyperus phleoides
Botany
Digitaria violascens
Botany
Digitaria violascens
Botany
Eragrostis
Botany
Eragrostis grandis
Botany
Heteropogon contortus
Botany
Lachnagrostis filiformis
Botany
Luzula hawaiiensis
Botany
Eleocharis obtusa observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1925. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-09.
2026-07-09
Kilauea, HI 96754, USA
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-05-30
Hawaii, US
(c) Andrew Evans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-03-25
Hawaii, US
(c) Andrew Evans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2005-05-03
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Eleocharis obtusa. BISH 696334. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956539820. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/696334.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956539820 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026