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Carex uncinata
Bastard Grass
As recorded: Uncinia uncinata (L.f.) Kük.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Wood, K.R.; Fay, K.; Luke, E.Kerry Fay →E. Luke →Kenneth R. Wood →
- Collector number
- 12595
- Date
- October 23, 2007
- Locality
- East Maui, Hana, Koolau FR, Wailua Nui, headwaters above Waiokamilo and Kano streams
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,158 m
- Identified by
- Jiménez-Mejías, P.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 23, 2007, Wood, K.R.; Fay, K.; Luke, E. also collected 3 other specimens.
Carex uncinata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2007. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 22 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-16.
2026-09-16
Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-20
Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-06
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Jory Teltser, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-30
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-17
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Anders Hastings, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-12-30
Island of Hawaiʻi, Mountain View, HI, US
(c) Stephanie Lyon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Carex uncinata. BISH 735730. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956313959. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/735730.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956313959 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026