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Carex coriacea
As recorded: Carex coriacea Hamlin
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Meebold, A.
- Collector number
- 4056
- Date
- May 1, 1929
- Locality
- Arthurs Pass
- Island
- South Island
- Region
- New Zealand
- Elevation
- 914 m
- Identified by
- Hamlin, B.G.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 1, 1929, Meebold, A. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Carex coriacea observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1929. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 40 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-24.

2026-07-24
Middlemarch-Sutton Rd, Middlemarch, Otago, NZ
(c) CDudley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-01
Rakiura National Park, Stewart Island, Southland, NZ
(c) rubecula, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-14
Taupo District, Waikato Region, New Zealand
(c) Joe Dillon, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-05-08
Canterbury, NZ
(c) Melissa Hutchison, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-04-25
Tongariro National Park, Tongariro National Park, Waikato, NZ
(c) tomsubritzky, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-04-09
Buller District, West Coast, New Zealand
(c) Alex Fergus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Carex coriacea. BISH 109873. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956379635. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/109873.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956379635 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
