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Epilobium insulare

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BISH 168370Botany

Epilobium insulare

As recorded: Epilobium insulare Hausskn.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Onagraceae

Collected by: Meebold, A.
Collector number: 4768
Date: May 1, 1929
Locality: Wellington; Wainui-o-Mata
Island: New Zealand
Region: New Zealand
Record type: Preserved specimen

2 Bishop specimens of Epilobium insulare · collected 1929–1929Species page ›

Epilobium insulare observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1929. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 39 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-02-17.

Epilobium insulare observed 2026-02-17

2026-02-17

Chatham Islands, Rekohu (Chatham Island), Tennant's Lake, eastern lakes feeding into Tennant's Lake

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Epilobium insulare observed 2026-02-11

2026-02-11

Turitea, New Zealand

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Epilobium insulare observed 2026-01-27

2026-01-27

3683668, Paringa 7886, Nieuw-Zeeland

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Epilobium insulare observed 2026-01-23

2026-01-23

Chatham Islands, Rekohu (Chatham Island), Te One, Lake Huro (north-western shoreline)

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Epilobium insulare observed 2026-01-08

2026-01-08

Chatham Islands, Rekohu (Chatham Island), Te Whanga, north of Mihitoroa Point

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Epilobium insulare observed 2026-01-08

2026-01-08

Marton, New Zealand

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Cite this specimen

Epilobium insulare. BISH 168370. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956192293. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/168370.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956192293 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026