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Cyperus polystachyos
Bunchy flat-sedge
As recorded: Cyperus polystachyos Rottb.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Herbst, D.R.; NULL
- Collector number
- 8421
- Date
- June 3, 1984
- Locality
- Pukusrek Lolu [Pukusruk Lelu?]
- Island
- Kosrae
- Region
- Kosrae, Micronesia
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 3, 1984, Herbst, D.R.; NULL also collected 16 other specimens.
Bruguiera
Botany
Cyperus brevifolius
Botany
Cyperus difformis
Botany
Dendrocnide
Botany
Euphorbia hypericifolia
Botany
Fimbristylis littoralis
Botany
Lejeuneaceae
Botany
Ludwigia hyssopifolia
Botany
Lycopodium
Botany
Piper
Botany
Procris
Botany
Psilotum complanatum
Botany
Psilotum nudum
Botany
Pterocarpus
Botany
Rhizophora mucronata
Botany
Xylocarpus
Botany
Cyperus polystachyos observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1984. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4,160 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
Davie, FL, US
(c) Ryan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
NW 170th St, Hialeah, FL, US
(c) James K. Wetterer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Crater Rim Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Lucy Breda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Florida, US
(c) V. Crouton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2026-10-22
Saint Cloud, FL, US
(c) reputablefish, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
SR-520 W, Christmas, FL, US
(c) James K. Wetterer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cyperus polystachyos. BISH 804421. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 6546536407. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/804421.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 6546536407 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026