Carex alligata
Hawai'i sedge
244
Bishop specimens
3
Type specimens
1864
First collected
2025
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive in Hawaiʻi
In the Library
Bishop Museum publications whose pages name Carex alligata, most mentions first.
2025
Imada, C.T., Faccenda, K., Thomas, M.K., Gallaher, T., Oppenhemier, H., Kennedy, B. & Kalei, A. (eds.) Hawaiian native & naturalized vascular plants checklist (2025 update). 780 pp. [published online 6 November 2025]· Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
Where Bishop collected it
29 mapped specimens. Localities of endangered species are shown approximately.
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1864 by Mann, H.; Brigham, W.T. (Hawaiʻi Island).
From the collection
Alive today
70 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild in Hawaiʻi since 2000. Most recent first.
2026-10-04
Kamuela, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-22
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Lily Stein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-20
Hawaii, US
(c) Andre Golumbeski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-22
Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-12
Puu Oo Trail, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-06
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Jory Teltser, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-06
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Jory Teltser, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-08
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)