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Luzula hawaiiensis
Hawai'i woodrush
As recorded: Luzula hawaiiensis var. hawaiiensis
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Juncaceae
- Collected by
- Wood, K.R.; Query, M.Mark Query →Kenneth R. Wood →
- Collector number
- 14997
- Date
- May 23, 2012
- Locality
- Kohua Ridge, N facing slopes above Awini Stream
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 22.1000, -159.6200
- Elevation
- 1,067 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On May 23, 2012, Wood, K.R.; Query, M. also collected 6 other specimens.
Still here: Luzula hawaiiensis observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 2012. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 17 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-05-28.

2026-05-28
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-27
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-24
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-02
Princeville, HI, US
(c) gmoriondo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-28
Hawaii, US
(c) rmagers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-03-27
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) emoriarty4, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Luzula hawaiiensis. BISH 755132. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956184782. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/755132.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956184782 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
