Family Name Listing

Class: Liliopsida (Monocots), Family: Cyperaceae
Sedges

Scientific Name	Hawaiian Name	Common Name	Photo	TSN	Park Status	Abundance	Residency	Nativity
Carex alligata		Hawaii sedge		501202	Present in Park	Common		Native
Carex echinata					Present in Park	Uncommon		Native
Carex longii					Present in Park	Uncommon		Non-Native
Carex macloviana ssp. subfusca		St. Malo`s sedge			Present in Park	Uncommon		Native
Carex meyenii		Meyen's sedge		501246	Present in Park	Uncommon		Native
Carex montis-eeka		Molokai sedge		501248	Present in Park	Uncommon		Native
Carex ovalis
Carex thunbergii					Present in Park	Uncommon		Native
Carex wahuensis ssp. rubiginosa					Present in Park	Uncommon		Native
Carex wahuensis ssp. wahuensis		Oahu sedge		523787	Present in Park	Uncommon		Native
Cladium jamaicense	`uki, uki				Present in Park	Uncommon		Native
Cyperus auriculatus
Cyperus brevifolius = Kyllinga brevifolia	kili'o'opu	green kyllinga		39910
Cyperus ferax var. auriculatus
Cyperus gracilis	mau'u hunehune	McCoy grass		501925	Present in Park	Rare		Non-Native
Cyperus haspan		haspan flatsedge		39930	Present in Park	Common		Non-Native
Cyperus hillebrandii					Present in Park	Uncommon		Native
Cyperus hillebrandii var. hillebrandii					Present in Park	Uncommon		Native
Cyperus javanicus	'ahu'awa	marsh cypress		39983	Present in Park	Uncommon		Native
Cyperus kunthianus
Cyperus kyllingia
Cyperus odoratus	pu`uko`a, kili`o`opu, puko`a, mau`u pu`uka`a, kiolohia, pu`uka`
Cyperus phleoides var. phleoides		Molokai flatsedge		527639	Present in Park	Uncommon		Native
Cyperus polystachyos	kilo'o'opu	manyspide flatsedge		39957	Present in Park	Uncommon		Native
Cyperus rotundus	kilo'o'opu	purple nut sedge			Historic			Non-Native
Cyperus sandwicensis		cliffs flatsedge		39989	Present in Park	Uncommon		Native
Eleocharis obtusa	kohekohe, pipiwai	blunt spikerush		40017	Present in Park	Common		Native
Fimbristylis cymosa	mau'u 'aki'aki	button sedge		40123	Present in Park	Uncommon		Native
Fimbristylis cymosa ssp. umbellato-capitata	mau'u 'aki'aki	button sedge			Present in Park	Uncommon		Native
Fimbristylis dichotoma		forked fimbry		40114	Present in Park	Uncommon		Native
Gahnia gahniiformis
Kyllinga brevifolia = Cyperus brevifolius	kili'o'opu, kaluha, manunene, mau'u mokae	green kyllinga		503295	Present in Park	Common		Non-Native
Kyllinga nemoralis	kili'o'opu, mau'u mokae	white kyllinga		503296	Present in Park	Uncommon		Non-Native
Machaerina angustifolia	'uki	Polynesian twigrush		40343	Present in Park	Common		Native
Machaerina gahniiformis
Machaerina mariscoides ssp. meyenii	'ahaniu 'uki	Meyen's twigrush		524295	Present in Park	Uncommon		Native
Mariscus hillebrandii
Mariscus javanicus = Cyparus javanicus	'ahu'awa			516787				Native
Mariscus sandwicensis
Morelotia gahniiformis	`uki		old sedge 3?			Present in Park	Common	Native
Oreobolus furcatus		Hawaii Island sedge		40349	Present in Park	Uncommon		Native
Pycreus polystachyos ssp. holosericeus
Pycreus polystachyos ssp. polystachyos
Rhynchospora caduca					Present in Park	Common		Non-Native
Rhynchospora chinensis ssp. spiciformis	kuolohia				Present in Park	Uncommon		Native
Rhynchospora lavarum
Rhynchospora rugosa ssp. lavarum					Present in Park	Uncommon		Native
Rhynchospora sclerioides	kuolohia	Hawaiian beaksedge		40220	Present in Park	Uncommon		Native
Rhynchospora sp. 1
Schoenoplectus lacustris ssp. validus	akaakai, `aka`akai				Present in Park	Rare		Native
Scirpus	kaluha	bulrush
Torulinium odoratum ssp. auriculatum					Present in Park	Uncommon		Native
Uncinia brevicaulis					Present in Park	Rare		Native
Uncinia uncinata					Present in Park	Common		Native

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From: Park Species List   -   NPSpecies Summary Report
Generated: November 20, 2009, Haleakala National Park  (Plants)

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