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Carex wahuensis
Oahu Sedge
As recorded: Carex wahuensis subsp. rubiginosa (R.W.Krauss) T.Koyama
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.
- Collector number
- 2214
- Date
- July 3, 1926
- Locality
- Olekele Canyon
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 3, 1926, Degener, O. also collected 10 other specimens.
Carex wahuensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1926. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 226 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
Haleakalā National Park, Kula, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-29
Kula, HI 96790, USA
(c) Craig Ontl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-11
East Honolulu, HI, US
(c) ash253808, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-11
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-10
Lanai City
(c) seawolf26, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-10
Lanai City
(c) seawolf26, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Carex wahuensis. BISH 753084. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956315268. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/753084.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956315268 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026