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Luzula hawaiiensis
Hawai'i woodrush
As recorded: Luzula hawaiiensis var. hawaiiensis
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Juncaceae
- Collected by
- Warshauer, F.R.; McEldowney, P.h.P.H. McEldowney →F.R. Warshauer →
- Collector number
- FRW 3529
- Date
- September 2, 1981
- Locality
- Laupahoehoe 1 Ahupuaa, Central Kohala Mountains on planeze N of Kawainui Gulch and W of Waimanu Gulch. Transect Ha, Station 82.
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,135 m
- Identified by
- Faccenda, K.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Luzula hawaiiensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1981. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 71 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)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Luzula hawaiiensis. BISH 805414. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 6546527359. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/805414.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 6546527359 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
