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Carex alligata
As recorded: Carex alligata Boott
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Donoso
- Collector number
- 2
- Date
- September 4, 2019
- Locality
- Hawaii County. Puu Makaala Natural Area Reserve Site, NEON Plot PUUM_003.
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,833 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 4, 2019, Donoso also collected 1 other specimen.
Carex alligata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2019. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 70 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-04.
2026-10-04
Kamuela, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-22
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Lily Stein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-20
Hawaii, US
(c) Andre Golumbeski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-22
Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-12
Puu Oo Trail, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-06
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Jory Teltser, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Carex alligata. BISH 779385. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956309437. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/779385.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956309437 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026