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Cyperus compressus
Poorland Flatsedge
As recorded: Cyperus compressus L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Fagerlund, G.O.; Mitchell, A.L.G.O. Fagerlund →A.L.M. Mitchell →
- Collector number
- 343
- Date
- February 16, 1943
- Locality
- Halape
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- 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 February 16, 1943, Fagerlund, G.O.; Mitchell, A.L. also collected 12 other specimens.
Cyperus compressus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1943. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-14.
2026-07-14
Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole, Kalaoa, HI, US
(c) nmoorhatch, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2023-09-16
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
no rights reserved
2022-10-07
Puako, HI, USA
(c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cyperus compressus. BISH 757856. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956381949. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/757856.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956381949 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026