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Luzula hawaiiensis
Hawai'i woodrush
As recorded: Luzula hawaiiensis Buchenau
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Juncaceae
- Collected by
- Wood, K.R.; Query, M.Mark Query →Kenneth R. Wood →
- Collector number
- 15872
- Date
- March 4, 2014
- Locality
- Waimea District, Makaha Valley.
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 677 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 4, 2014, Wood, K.R.; Query, M. also collected 5 other specimens.
Luzula hawaiiensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2014. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 70 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.
2026-10-23
Haleakalā National Park, Kula, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-20
Haleakalā National Park, Kula, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-07
Mauna Kea Access Road, 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)
2026-08-01
Mauna Loa Observatory Road, Holualoa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-01
Mauna Loa Observatory Road, Holualoa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Luzula hawaiiensis. BISH 784408. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956157459. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/784408.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956157459 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026