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Huperzia australiana
As recorded: Lycopodium australianum Herter
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Lycopodiopsida › Lycopodiales › Lycopodiaceae
- Collected by
- Thompson, J.
- Collector number
- 663
- Date
- April 4, 1973
- Locality
- Canterbury: Mt. Wall.
- Island
- New Zealand
- Region
- New Zealand
- Elevation
- 1,372 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 4, 1973, Thompson, J. also collected 5 other specimens.
Huperzia australiana observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 366 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-19.

2026-10-19
M3WR+HC, Midhirst 4391, New Zealand
(c) woody832, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-30
Tutaki East Conservation Area, NZ-TS-TM, NZ-NE, NZ
(c) Rae Lerew, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-01
Conservation Area - Mount Rochfort, NZ-WC-BU, NZ-WC, NZ
(c) tspinks, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-30
West Coast, TAS, Australia
(c) tarnh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-08
Lake Alta, Queenstown-Wakatipu Ward, Otago, NZ
(c) Simon Nicholas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-24
Nenthorn, New Zealand
(c) John Barkla, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Huperzia australiana. BISH 411060. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956497649. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/411060.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956497649 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
