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Colobanthus
As recorded: Colobanthus (Trin.) Spach
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Meebold, A.
- Collector number
- 5900
- Date
- July 1, 1929
- Locality
- Wellington, Muritai
- Island
- New Zealand
- Region
- New Zealand
- Identified by
- not listed
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 1, 1929, Meebold, A. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Colobanthus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1929. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,297 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-19.

2026-10-19
Ōpunake, New Zealand
(c) takutai_whenua, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17
Warea 4381, New Zealand
(c) takutai_whenua, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-15
Lower Hutt, Wellington, NZ
(c) Rae Lerew, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-13
New Zealand
(c) Emily Roberts, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-11
Ocean Grove, Dunedin, New Zealand
(c) Christopher Stephens, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

2026-10-10
Pencarrow Head, Lower Hutt 5013, New Zealand
(c) David Pickett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Colobanthus. BISH 135760. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956179193. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/135760.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956179193 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
