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Carex wahuensis
As recorded: Carex wahuensis subsp. rubiginosa (R.W.Krauss) T.Koyama
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Popolizio, C.; Close, B.B. Close →C. Popolizio →
- Collector number
- 1195-9
- Date
- November 17, 1995
- Locality
- Pohakuloa, Hamakua, ~2 km S of Old Bobcat trail, ~1.5 km N of boundary
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 2,200 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Carex wahuensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1995. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 226 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
Haleakalā National Park, Kula, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-29
Kula, HI 96790, USA
(c) Craig Ontl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-11
East Honolulu, HI, US
(c) ash253808, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-11
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-10
Lanai City
(c) seawolf26, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-10
Lanai City
(c) seawolf26, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Carex wahuensis. BISH 706813. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956655230. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/706813.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956655230 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026