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Carex heteroneura
smooth-fruited sedge
As recorded: Carex heteroneura W.Boott
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Gillett, G.W.
- Collector number
- 961
- Date
- August 2, 1957
- Locality
- 1/4 mi below Summitt lake & 100 yds S. of corral Meadow Trail, shasta Co., Calif.
- Region
- California, United States
- Elevation
- 2,027 m
- Identified by
- Leschke, H.; Howell, J.T.J.T. Howell →H. Leschke →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 2, 1957, Gillett, G.W. also collected 7 other specimens.
Carex heteroneura observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1957. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 171 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-18.

2026-09-18
Rocky Mountain National Park, Estes Park, CO, US
(c) Austin Saunders, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-13
State Forest State Park, Walden, CO, US
(c) griffinfoundos, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-17
Medicine Bow National Forest, Carbon County, WY, US
(c) Greg Pappas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-31
Big Horn County, WY, USA
(c) Dalton Spencer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-31
Johnson County, WY, USA
(c) Dalton Spencer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-30
Spring Creek, NV 89815, USA
(c) Max Licher, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Carex heteroneura. BISH 794188. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956406456. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/794188.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956406456 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
