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Cyperus sanguinolentus
purpleglume flatsedge
As recorded: Cyperus sanguinolentus Vahl
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Collector number
- 1854
- Date
- July 22, 1970
- Locality
- Laupahoehoe, Hamakua Coast
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 818 m
- Identified by
- Imada, C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 22, 1970, Herbst, D.R. also collected 8 other specimens.
Cyperus sanguinolentus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1970. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 13 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-02-18.
2026-02-18
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Anders Hastings, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-10-08
Island of Hawaiʻi, Volcano, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-28
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-03-29
Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Graham Steinruck, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-07-30
Ainaloa, HI, USA
(c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-01-05
Hawaii, Hawaii, United States
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Cyperus sanguinolentus. BISH 769244. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956664832. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/769244.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956664832 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026