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Carex wahuensis
As recorded: Carex wahuensis subsp. wahuensis
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Wood, K.R.; Query, M.Mark Query →Kenneth R. Wood →
- Collector number
- 14986
- Date
- May 17, 2012
- Locality
- Waimea District, Kohua Ridge
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 22.1000, -159.6200
- Elevation
- 1,006 m
- Identified by
- k. Faccenda
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Carex wahuensis observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 2012. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 44 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-05-26.
2026-05-26
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) Matthew Gilbert Koons, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND)
2026-05-20
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-19
Haena, HI 96746, USA
(c) Tyson Ehlers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-27
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) sram-ambassador, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-25
Hawaii, US
(c) rmagers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-02-23
Kauaʻi, Princeville, HI, US
(c) smartinbiologist, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Carex wahuensis. BISH 755680. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956554200. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/755680.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956554200 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026