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Rhynchospora sclerioides

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BISH 80569Botany

Rhynchospora sclerioides

Kuolohia

As recorded: Rhynchospora sclerioides Hook. & Arn.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae

Collected by
Hobdy, R.W.
Collector number
142
Date
July 15, 1969
Locality
Puu Alii, ridge up to
Island
Lānaʻi
Region
Hawaii, United States
Coordinates
20.8292, -156.9027 ± 1,154 m
Identified by
Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
Record type
Preserved specimen
109 Bishop specimens of Rhynchospora sclerioides · collected 1826–2015Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On July 15, 1969, Hobdy, R.W. also collected 8 other specimens.

Still here: Rhynchospora sclerioides observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1969. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-02-25.

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Rhynchospora sclerioides. BISH 80569. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956459863. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/80569.

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