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Cyperus polystachyos
Bunchy flat-sedge
As recorded: Cyperus polystachyos Rottb.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Oppenheimer, H.L.
- Collector number
- H40402
- Date
- April 2, 2004
- Locality
- Kaunakakai, near reservoir along Forestry Rd
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.1383, -156.9831
- Elevation
- 550 m
- Identified by
- Faccenda, K.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On April 2, 2004, Oppenheimer, H.L. also collected 4 other specimens.
Still here: Cyperus polystachyos observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 2004. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-09-22.
2026-09-22
Kaunakakai, HI, US
(c) Victor Rogers-Phillips, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-04-14
Hawaii, US
(c) Spencer Len Pote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-12-28
Maui, Hawaii, United States
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cyperus polystachyos. BISH 709389. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956610312. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/709389.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956610312 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026