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Family Cyperaceae

HAWAII - INDIGENOUS

Fimbristylis cymosa subsp. umbellato-capitata

Lana'i Lookout, Oahu

MAU'U or 'AKI'AKI

Common on rocky shores.  Terminal inflorescences are contracted, sometimes compound.  Indigenous to Hawaii, the Tropical Pacific & Central America.  Fimbristylis pycnocephala is a synonym.