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Poa colensoi
As recorded: Poa colensoi Hook.f.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Neal, M.C.
- Collector number
- 1066
- Date
- December 24, 1925
- Locality
- New Zealand; South Island, Paradise, Earnslaw river
- Region
- New Zealand
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 24, 1925, Neal, M.C. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Poa colensoi observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1925. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 229 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-14.

2026-10-14
Jacks Point 9371, New Zealand
(c) Ivan A. Popov, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-12
(c) Joe Dillon, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-08-11
(c) Joe Dillon, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-07-30
Queenstown 9300, New Zealand
no rights reserved

2026-05-27
Purau 8972, New Zealand
(c) Alice Shanks, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-05-18
Geraldine 7992, New Zealand
(c) dan93p, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Poa colensoi. BISH 126568. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956545308. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/126568.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956545308 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
