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Machaerina rubiginosa
Common Twig Rush
As recorded: Cladium glomeratum R.Br.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.
- Collector number
- 24646
- Date
- January 9, 1951
- Locality
- Nelson, Dun Mt.
- Region
- South Island, New Zealand
- Elevation
- 518 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 9, 1951, St.John, H. also collected 16 other specimens.
Machaerina rubiginosa observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1951. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 263 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-15.

2026-10-15
Epping VIC 3076, Australia
(c) Giorgio De Nola, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-12
Yaté, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) Benoît HENRY, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-04
Tauranga 3171, New Zealand
no rights reserved

2026-10-01
Rodney, NZ-AU, NZ
(c) tomsubritzky, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-30
Tomerong, NSW, AU
(c) jules246, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-11
North Island, Warkworth, Auckland, NZ
(c) tomsubritzky, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Machaerina rubiginosa. BISH 110100. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956303594. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/110100.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956303594 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
