
Rhynchospora
Beak-rush
Photo: (c) Mary Keim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA) (iNaturalist)
23
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1930
First collected
2002
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive in Hawaiʻi
In the Library
Bishop Museum publications whose pages name Rhynchospora, most mentions first.
2025
Liverworts (Marchantiophyta) of the Kauaʻi summits, Hawaiʻi, with two new state records and five new island recordsJudziewicz, E.J., Faccenda, K. & Frieire, A.V. · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 13 pages
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 · 4 pages
2013
Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 1994–2013: IndexEvenhuis, N.L. & Eldredge, L.G. (eds) · Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey · 4 pages
2007
Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 2006. Part 2: notesEvenhuis, N.L. and Eldredge, L.G. (editors) · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 4 pages
2006
Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 2006: NotesEvenhuis, N.L. & Eldredge, L.G. (eds) · Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey · 4 pages
1997
New and noteworthy Cyperaceae from the Hawaiian IslandsStrong, M.T. & W.L. Wagner · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 4 pages
2019
Hawaiian naturalized vascular plants checklist (February 2019 update)Imada, C. · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 3 pages
2002
Index to the Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for the years 1994 through 2000Evenhuis, N.L. · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 3 pages
Where Bishop collected it
10 mapped specimens. Localities of endangered species are shown approximately.
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1930 by Grant, M.L. (Tahiti). The Museum last collected it in 2002; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as September 27, 2026.
From the collection
Alive today
125 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild in Hawaiʻi since 2000. Most recent first.

2026-09-27
Hawaii, US
(c) Kyle Klotz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-23
Koolauloa, Hauula, HI, USA
(c) morgana-e, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-13
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) nmoorhatch, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-07-13
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Daniel Ward, 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)

2026-07-12
Puu Oo Trail, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, 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)

2026-07-12
Puu Oo Trail, Holualoa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
