
Luzula campestris
Field woodrush
As recorded: Luzula campestris (L.) DC.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Juncaceae
- Collected by
- van Royen, P.
- Collector number
- 10867b
- Date
- May 19, 1976
- Locality
- Mt. Victoria area, Iswan Swamp, ca. 2km SSW of Mt. Service
- Island
- New Guinea
- Region
- Central Province, Papua New Guinea
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 19, 1976, van Royen, P. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Luzula campestris observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1976. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6,915 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

2026-10-26
Kaihoka 7073, New Zealand
(c) Chris Ecroyd, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-18
Deschutes County, US-OR, US
(c) grassgirl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-13
Glenmore Street at Botanic Garden, Kelburn, Wellington 6012, New Zealand
(c) Colin Meurk, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-10
Wainuiomata Road at Gracefield Road, Gracefield, Lower Hutt 5010, New Zealand
(c) naturewatchwidow, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-10
Wainuiomata Road at Gracefield Road, Gracefield, Lower Hutt 5010, New Zealand
(c) Leon Perrie, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-06
Whakarewarewa, Rotorua, New Zealand
no rights reserved
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Luzula campestris. BISH 419672. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956350989. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/419672.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956350989 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
