
indigenousCyperaceae
Carex meyenii
Indigenous (native)native
Native to Hawaiʻi and arrived without human help.
Carex meyenii, commonly known as Meyen's sedge, is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to parts of Hawaii.
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Seasonality
23 flowering · 20 fruiting annotations · iNaturalist · fetched Jul 2026
■ flowering (peak February)■ fruiting (peak January)
This is an inference, not a schedule. The curve reflects when observers annotated flowering and fruiting — which tracks observer effort as well as plant behavior, and pools all elevations and islands into one signal. Hawaiʻi’s microclimates vary enormously; a species may fruit in January at sea level and June at elevation. Use this to know when to look, then look.
Gallery · 5 · iNaturalist
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Where documented · 45 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · iNaturalist + GBIF · iNaturalist 41 · GBIF 86 records
Waikīkī · OʻahuiNat 15 · GBIF 11 ✓
Waimea · KauaʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 8 ✓
Honolulu · OʻahuiNat 6 · GBIF 4 ✓
Kailua · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 2 ✓
Kalulu · LānaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 3 ✓
Honopū · KauaʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 2 ✓
Kalalau · KauaʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 2 ✓
ʻAlaenui · MauiGBIF 4
Olowalu · MauiGBIF 4
Kamoku · LānaʻiGBIF 4
Waiʻanae · OʻahuGBIF 3
Kaohai · LānaʻiGBIF 3
Honokōwai · MauiGBIF 3
Mokulēʻia 1 · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Mākua · OʻahuiNat 2
Kahanahāiki · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Hauʻula · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kaunala · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Moanalua · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Paumalū · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Auwahi · MauiGBIF 2
Hanakāpīʻai · KauaʻiGBIF 2
Hanakoa · KauaʻiGBIF 2
Punaluʻu · OʻahuGBIF 2
Kawela · MolokaʻiGBIF 2
Kikahi · OʻahuiNat 1
Keaʻau · OʻahuiNat 1
Lāwai · KauaʻiiNat 1
Wailau · MolokaʻiGBIF 1
Hāʻena · KauaʻiGBIF 1
Kuikuiloloa · OʻahuGBIF 1
Waiawa · OʻahuGBIF 1
Kapāpala · HawaiʻiGBIF 1
Kahikinui · MauiGBIF 1
Keāliaaupuni · LānaʻiGBIF 1
Kalialinui · MauiGBIF 1
Pōhakuao · KauaʻiGBIF 1
Māhinahina 4 · MauiGBIF 1
Kalua‘aha · MolokaʻiGBIF 1
Kawailoa · OʻahuGBIF 1
Kamananui · OʻahuGBIF 1
Launiupoko · MauiGBIF 1
Mahana · LānaʻiGBIF 1
Kīpū · KauaʻiGBIF 1
‘Aha‘ino 2 · MolokaʻiGBIF 1




