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Carex longii
green-and-white sedge
As recorded: Carex longii Mack.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Gagné, B.H.
- Collector number
- 3046
- Date
- April 16, 1991
- Locality
- Smith Camp; Kaumakani (mid slopes)
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 914 m
- Identified by
- Imada, C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 16, 1991, Gagné, B.H. also collected 2 other specimens.
Carex longii observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1991. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-02-18.

2026-02-18
Waimea, HI 96743, USA
(c) Anders Hastings, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-07-09
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2023-05-17
19°21'46.1"N 155°49'00.8"W
(c) BIISC, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-01-04
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Stephanie Lyon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-03-03
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Carex longii. BISH 778158. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956213569. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/778158.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956213569 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
