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Carex uncinata
Bastard Grass
As recorded: Uncinia uncinata (L.f.) Kük.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Collector number
- 371
- Date
- March 26, 1967
- Locality
- ca 4 miles below Kulani Prison site, ca. 100 yds off Kulani Prison Road
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 914 m
- Identified by
- Faccenda, K.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 26, 1967, Herbst, D.R. also collected 12 other specimens.
Bambusa beecheyana
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Bambusa beecheyana
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Cyperus haspan
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Cyperus haspan
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Eragrostis elongata
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Fimbristylis dichotoma
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Geniostoma hedyosmifolium
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Juncus planifolius
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Machaerina angustifolia
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Rhynchospora caduca
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Rhynchospora caduca
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Stenogyne calaminthoides
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Carex uncinata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1967. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 22 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-16.
2026-09-16
Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-20
Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-06
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Jory Teltser, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-30
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-17
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Anders Hastings, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-12-30
Island of Hawaiʻi, Mountain View, HI, US
(c) Stephanie Lyon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Carex uncinata. BISH 769322. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956423289. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/769322.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956423289 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026