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Viola lyallii
Lyall's Native Violet
As recorded: Viola lyallii Hook.fil.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Violaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.
- Collector number
- 24673
- Date
- January 19, 1951
- Locality
- Mt. Cook, near Ball Hut
- Island
- South Island
- Region
- New Zealand
- Elevation
- 107 m
- Identified by
- not listed
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 19, 1951, St.John, H. also collected 4 other specimens.
Viola lyallii observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1951. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 36 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-14.
2026-04-14
Kaweka Forest Park, Hawke's Bay, NZ
(c) annabelbeattie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-02
Springston, New Zealand
(c) Joe Potter Butler, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-12-28
3329+WQ Arapohue, Northland Region, New Zealand
(c) Marley Ford, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2025-12-28
Arapohue, New Zealand
(c) philipsmith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-10
Clutha District, Otago Region, New Zealand
(c) John Barkla, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-11-24
Owen River, New Zealand
(c) ckerton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Viola lyallii. BISH 188240. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956176193. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/188240.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956176193 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026