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Lomaria discolor
Crown Fern
As recorded: Blechnum discolor (G.Forst.) Keyserl.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Blechnaceae
- Collected by
- Lamoureux, C.H.
- Collector number
- 3139
- Date
- October 13, 1965
- Locality
- Westland, summit of Karamea Bluff, 6 miles N. of Mokihinui River Bridge.
- Island
- South Island
- Region
- New Zealand
- Coordinates
- -41.5000, 172.0000
- Elevation
- 450 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On October 13, 1965, Lamoureux, C.H. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Still here: Lomaria discolor observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1965. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-01-12.

2025-01-12
Seddonville 7891, New Zealand
(c) Mike Bowie, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2022-07-12
Lake Hanlon, West Coast 7891, New Zealand
(c) cbeem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-03-27
Mokihinui, New Zealand
(c) Oscar Grant, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2020-10-16
Lake Hanlon, West Coast 7891, New Zealand
(c) cbeem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2019-07-09
Little Wanganui 7891, New Zealand
(c) Megan Gee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2019-06-23
Conservation Area - Lyell Range - Radiant Range, NZ-WC-BU, NZ-WC, NZ
(c) Brett Sandford, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Lomaria discolor. BISH 427114. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956494379. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/427114.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956494379 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
