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Ranunculus sericophyllus
As recorded: Ranunculus sericophyllus Hook.fil.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ranunculales › Ranunculaceae
- Collected by
- Melville, R.; Fisher, F.J.F.F.J.F. Fisher →R. Melville →
- Collector number
- 5449
- Date
- November 28, 1961
- Locality
- Arthurs Pass National Park, Tawera Co.; Temple Basin, above Arthurs Pass, on steep rocks and screes.
- Island
- South Island
- Region
- Canterbury, New Zealand
- Elevation
- 1,829 m
- Identified by
- Melville, R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 28, 1961, Melville, R.; Fisher, F.J.F. also collected 5 other specimens.
Ranunculus sericophyllus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1961. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 188 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-05.
2026-04-05
Fiordland, NZ-SO-SL, NZ-SO, NZ
(c) jorticus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-02
Fiordland National Park, Fiordland National Park, Southland, NZ
(c) gracenz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-27
Southland Region 9679, New Zealand
(c) dramen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-16
Queenstown-Lakes District, Otago Region, New Zealand
(c) michael_robertson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-04
9382, Nieuw-Zeeland
(c) pepijnz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-04
Mount Aspiring National Park, Otago, NZ
(c) Solomonfrank, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Ranunculus sericophyllus. BISH 433213. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956329973. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/433213.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956329973 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026