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Cyperus hillebrandii
Hillebrand's flatsedge
As recorded: Cyperus hillebrandii var. hillebrandii
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Pezzillo, Z.; Morrison, L.; Henderson, R.; Adams, A.A. Adams →Remy E. Henderson →Leila Morrison →Zach D. Pezzillo →
- Collector number
- 1282
- Date
- October 17, 2025
- Locality
- Maunalei Valley, narrow gulch just SW of Aihualama ridge
- Island
- Lānaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 320 m
- Identified by
- Faccenda, K.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 17, 2025, Pezzillo, Z.; Morrison, L.; Henderson, R.; Adams, A. also collected 1 other specimen.
Cyperus hillebrandii observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2025. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 13 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-16.

2026-09-16
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-27
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-15
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-07
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-24
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-24
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Cyperus hillebrandii. BISH 803210. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 6546535306. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/803210.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 6546535306 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
