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Eleocharis gracilis

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BISH 110834Botany

Eleocharis gracilis

Slender Spike Sedge

As recorded: Eleocharis cunninghamii Boeckeler

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae

Collected by: Meebold, A.
Collector number: 5447
Date: September 1, 1929
Locality: Taupo
Region: New Zealand
Record type: Preserved specimen

8 Bishop specimens of Eleocharis gracilis · collected 1909–1932Species page ›

Eleocharis gracilis observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1929. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 73 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-30.

Eleocharis gracilis observed 2026-09-30

2026-09-30

Rodney, NZ-AU, NZ

(c) tomsubritzky, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Eleocharis gracilis observed 2026-09-11

2026-09-11

New Zealand

(c) Jack Warden, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Eleocharis gracilis observed 2026-07-10

2026-07-10

Kestřany, Česko

(c) Věra Kafková, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Eleocharis gracilis observed 2026-06-25

2026-06-25

Hornstein, Burgenland, AT

(c) Sebastian J. Dunkl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Eleocharis gracilis observed 2026-06-19

2026-06-19

Chlumec nad Cidlinou, Česko

(c) Věra Kafková, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Eleocharis gracilis observed 2026-06-19

2026-06-19

Wiesenstück, Rohrau, Lower Austria, AT

(c) Sebastian J. Dunkl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Eleocharis gracilis. BISH 110834. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956279096. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/110834.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956279096 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026