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Carex penalpina

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BISH 111819Botany

Carex penalpina

As recorded: Uncinia fuscovaginata Kük.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae

Collected by
Meebold, A.
Collector number
17892
Date
1933
Locality
Mt. Arthur.
Region
New Zealand
Elevation
1,585 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
2 Bishop specimens of Carex penalpina · collected 1933–1962Species page ›

Carex penalpina observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1933. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 11 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-04-22.

Carex penalpina observed 2025-04-22

2025-04-22

Mt Arthur, Kahurangi National Park, Tasman, South Island, New Zealand

(c) Saryu Mae 前 朝琉, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Carex penalpina observed 2025-03-25

2025-03-25

Tasman District, Tasman, New Zealand

(c) Chris Ecroyd, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Carex penalpina observed 2025-02-22

2025-02-22

Kereru 4171, New Zealand

(c) Lorraine Cook, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Carex penalpina observed 2023-03-14

2023-03-14

West Dome, New Zealand

(c) Marley Ford, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

Carex penalpina observed 2023-01-29

2023-01-29

Mackenzie District, Canterbury, New Zealand

(c) Oscar Grant, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Carex penalpina observed 2022-01-13

2022-01-13

Clarence valley near Mitchell's cutting

(c) Rowan Hindmarsh-Walls, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

Cite this specimen

Carex penalpina. BISH 111819. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956627288. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/111819.

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