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Austrostipa nitida
Balcarra Grass
As recorded: Stipa nitida Summerh. & C.E.Hubb.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Kuchel, R.H.
- Collector number
- 661
- Date
- August 5, 1963
- Locality
- South Australia. Far North - Allandale Station, ca 20km SE of Oodnadatta
- Region
- South Australia, Australia
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 5, 1963, Kuchel, R.H. also collected 1 other specimen.
Austrostipa nitida observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1963. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 40 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.
2026-10-23
Erskine, SA, AU
(c) Molly O’Dea, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-13
Danggali, SA, AU
(c) Sam Gordon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2023-11-07
Warnes SA 5417, Australia
(c) Matt Campbell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-10-24
Brightons Tank, Carwarp VIC 3494, Australia
(c) János Vörösbaranyi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-09-29
Murray-Sunset National Park, Murray-Sunset, VIC, AU
(c) Tom Hunt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-09-26
Renmark Rd, Rufus, NSW, AU
(c) Dylan Wishart, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Austrostipa nitida. BISH 416507. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956397179. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/416507.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956397179 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026