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Myosotis laxa
As recorded: Myosotis cespitosa Schultz
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Boraginales › Boraginaceae
- Collected by
- Canning, E.C.
- Collector number
- 4169
- Date
- February 2, 1977
- Locality
- Bimberi Range. Murray's Gap, 50 km SW of Canberra. Saddle
- Region
- Australian Capital Territory, Australia
- Coordinates
- -35.6833, 148.8000
- Identified by
- Canning, E.M.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Myosotis laxa observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1977. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-01-27.

2026-01-27
Cooleman NSW 2611, Australia
(c) Corin, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-12-29
Tennent, ACT 2620, Australia
(c) Corey Koala, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-02-06
Gooandra NSW 2629, Australia
(c) Leonie Parsonage, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-03-14
Namadgi National Park, Mount Clear, ACT, AU
(c) Hauke Koch, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Myosotis laxa. BISH 424269. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956678444. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/424269.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956678444 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
