Carex capitata
Carex Capitata Clade
As recorded: Carex capitata L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Kurtto, A.; Vuokko, S.A. Kurtto →S. Vuokko →
- Collector number
- 1778
- Date
- August 10, 1978
- Locality
- Kemi Lapland. Kittila: Vesmajarvi. Dolomite area between the hill Janesvaara and the river Karjakkojoki. UTM grid: MR2 Grid 27E: 7514:443
- Region
- Finland
- Elevation
- 210 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Carex capitata observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1978. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 182 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-04.
2026-09-04
Grønland, Qeqqata, GL
(c) Morten Christensen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-25
Qeqqata Municipality, Greenland
(c) BIODIVERSITYrUS, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-20
Grønland, Kujalleq, GL
(c) Morten Christensen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-27
99490 Enontekiö, Finlande
(c) N. K., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-15
Sermersooq, GL
(c) Ida B D Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-07-09
Wood Buffalo National Park, Wood Buffalo, CA-NT-FS, CA-NT, CA
(c) Spencer Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Carex capitata. BISH 730245. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956618929. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/730245.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956618929 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Name matched to the GBIF backbone only approximately
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