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Cyperus polystachyos
As recorded: Cyperus polystachyos Rottb.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Starr, F.; Starr, K.Forest Starr →Kim Starr →
- Collector number
- 060422-09
- Date
- April 22, 2006
- Locality
- Haleakala Ranch. Pulehu Nui, just SW of Crater Rd.
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- BISH staff
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 22, 2006, Starr, F.; Starr, K. also collected 9 other specimens.
Cyperus polystachyos observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2006. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 508 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-22.
2026-10-22
Crater Rim Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Lucy Breda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
West Maui Forest Reserve, Lahaina, HI, US
(c) planetboom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-15
Crater Rim Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
no rights reserved
2026-10-15
Crater Rim Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) swahn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-14
Kīlauea, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) birdbirdbird, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-10
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cyperus polystachyos. BISH 732138. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956192351. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/732138.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956192351 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026