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Cyperus laevigatus
Smooth Flatsedge
As recorded: Cyperus laevigatus L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Corn, C.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- September 4, 1985
- Locality
- Kaawaloa at edge of pond
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- BISH staff
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 4, 1985, Corn, C. also collected 10 other specimens.
Cyperus laevigatus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1985. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-02-06.
2026-02-06
Kīhei, HI, US
(c) John Starmer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-04-08
Kalaoa, HI 96740, USA
(c) BIISC, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-04-07
Kure Atoll, HI, US
(c) tluisaw, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-01-13
Honokohau Small Boat Harbor and Marina, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740, USA
(c) Paul Norwood, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-01-05
Hawaiʻi, Kailua Kona, HI, US
(c) Tri Do, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-01-16
Maui County, HI, USA
no rights reserved
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Cite this specimen
Cyperus laevigatus. BISH 754780. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956465455. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/754780.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956465455 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026