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Malvastrum americanum
As recorded: Malvastrum americanum (L.) Torr.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Kuchel, R.H.
- Collector number
- 707
- Date
- August 7, 1963
- Locality
- Lake Eyre Basin. Ca. 10km north of Coward Springs. (Coward Springs is ca. 120km west-north-west of Marree.)
- Region
- South Australia, Australia
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Malvastrum americanum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1963. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 864 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-19.

2026-10-19
Struck Oil QLD 4714, Australia
(c) lachlan_harriman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-19
Struck Oil QLD 4714, Australia
(c) lachlan_harriman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-19
Struck Oil QLD 4714, Australia
(c) lachlan_harriman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-09
near Preservation Creek, southwest of Depot Glen, New South Wales
(c) Thomas Mesaglio, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-09
Fowlers Gap NSW 2880, Australia
(c) adelegem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-08
Kiwi Hut Trail, Sturt NP, New South Wales
(c) Thomas Mesaglio, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Malvastrum americanum. BISH 416540. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956634230. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/416540.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956634230 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
