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Luzula hawaiiensis
Hawai'i woodrush
As recorded: Luzula hawaiiensis var. hawaiiensis
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Juncaceae
- Collected by
- Cranwell, L.M.; Selling, O.; Skottsberg, C.Lucy May Cranwell →Olof H. Selling →Carl Skottsberg →
- Collector number
- 2617
- Date
- August 4, 1938
- Locality
- East Maui, Haleakala, crater
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 2,200 m
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 4, 1938, Cranwell, L.M.; Selling, O.; Skottsberg, C. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Agrostis sandwicensis
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Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum
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Bryum lanatum
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Carex subfusca
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Carex wahuensis
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Centaurium erythraea
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Ceratodon purpureus
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Coprosma ernodeoides
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Coprosma montana
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Deschampsia nubigena
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Dodonaea viscosa
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Elaphoglossum paleaceum
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Flavopunctelia flaventior
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Grimmia torquata
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Grimmia torquata
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Grimmia torquata
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Grimmia trichophylla
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Leptecophylla tameiameiae
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Osteomeles anthyllidifolia
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Pellaea ternifolia
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Peltigera lepidophora
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Philonotis falcata
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Polypodium pellucidum
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Pseudognaphalium sandwicensium
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Luzula hawaiiensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1938. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 70 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.
2026-10-23
Haleakalā National Park, Kula, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-20
Haleakalā National Park, Kula, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-07
Mauna Kea Access Road, Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-03
Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-01
Mauna Loa Observatory Road, Holualoa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-01
Mauna Loa Observatory Road, Holualoa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Luzula hawaiiensis. BISH 726113. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956198200. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/726113.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956198200 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026