Family Name Listing

Class: Liliopsida (Monocots), Family: Cyperaceae
Sedges

Scientific Name	Hawaiian Name	Common Name	Photo	TSN	Park Status	Abundance	Residency	Nativity
Bolboschoenus maritimus ssp. paludosus	kaluha	bulrush		525319	Present in Park	Uncommon		Native
Carex alligata		Hawaii sedge		501202	Probably Present			Endemic
Carex meyenii		Meyen's sedge		501246	Present in Park	Uncommon		Native
Carex montis-eeka		Molokai sedge		501248	Present in Park	Rare		Native
Carex wahuensis ssp. wahuensis		Oahu sedge		523787	Present in Park	Common		Native
Cyperus brevifolius = Kyllinga brevifolia	kili'o'opu	green kyllinga		39910
Cyperus compressus		poorland flatsedge		39913	Present in Park	Rare		Non-Native
Cyperus fauriei		alpine flatsedge		39980	Present in Park	Rare		Native
Cyperus gracilis	mau'u hunehune	McCoy grass		501925	Present in Park	Uncommon		Non-Native
Cyperus haspan		haspan flatsedge		39930	Present in Park	Rare		Non-Native
Cyperus javanicus = Mariscus javanicus	'ahu'awa	Javanese flatsedge		39983	Present in Park	Rare		Native
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			Present in Park			Non-Native
Cyperus sandwicensis		cliffs flatsedge		39989	Present in Park	Rare		Native
Eleocharis geniculata	kohekohe, pipiwai	Canada spikesedge		40046	Present in Park	Rare		Non-Native
Eleocharis obtusa	kohekohe, pipiwai	blunt spikerush		40017	Present in Park	Rare		Native
Fimbristylis cymosa	mau'u 'aki'aki	button sedge		40123	Present in Park	Abundant		Native
Fimbristylis cymosa ssp. umbellato-capitata	mau'u 'aki'aki	button sedge			Present in Park	Abundant		Native
Fimbristylis dichotoma		forked fimbry		40114	Present in Park	Rare		Native
Gahnia beecheyi	uki	forest sawsedge		40336	Present in Park	Rare		Endemic
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	Rare		Non-Native
Machaerina angustifolia	'uki	Polynesian twigrush		40343	Present in Park	Common		Native
Machaerina mariscoides ssp. meyenii	'ahaniu 'uki	Meyen's twigrush		524295	Present in Park	Uncommon		Native
Mariscus javanicus = Cyparus javanicus	'ahu'awa	Javanese flatsedge		516787	Present in Park	Rare		Native
Mariscus phleoides ssp. phleoides = Cyparus phleoides = C. hawaiiensis								Native
Oreobolus furcatus		Hawaii Island sedge		40349	Present in Park	Rare		Native
Pycreus polystachyos				519786
Rhynchospora sclerioides	kuolohia	Hawaiian beaksedge		40220	Present in Park	Rare		Native

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From: Park Species List   -   NPSpecies Summary Report
Generated: 18 December 2007 Kalaupapa Nat'l Historical Park  (Plants)

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