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Carex subfusca
As recorded: Carex subfusca W.Boott
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Welton, P.
- Collector number
- 1857
- Date
- August 9, 1994
- Locality
- East Maui, Haleakala Crater, Waikanae Springs in small cavbe with water drips.
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,859 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 9, 1994, Welton, P. also collected 2 other specimens.
Carex subfusca observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1994. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 10 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-30.
2026-08-30
Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-10
Skyline Rd, Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-03
Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-17
Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-07-29
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-12-07
Haleakalā National Park, Kula, HI, US
(c) Brayden Pollvogt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Carex subfusca. BISH 780253. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956491302. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/780253.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956491302 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026