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Carex
true sedges
As recorded: Carex L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Melville, R.; Melville, E.F.; Connor, H.E.H.E. Connor →E.F. Melville →R. Melville →
- Collector number
- 6432
- Date
- February 20, 1962
- Locality
- Mid Dome, 11 mi. NNE of Lumsden, Southland Co., Southland, New Zealand
- Region
- New Zealand
- Elevation
- 1,448 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 20, 1962, Melville, R.; Melville, E.F.; Connor, H.E. also collected 18 other specimens.
Aciphylla
Botany
Aciphylla colensoi
Botany
Agrostis muscosa
Botany
Agrostis muscosa
Botany
Argyrotegium mackayi
Botany
Celmisia
Botany
Chionochloa rigida
Botany
Colobanthus
Botany
Drapetes
Botany
Gentianella
Botany
Gentianella
Botany
Leucogenes grandiceps
Botany
Melicytus alpinus
Botany
Phyllachne colensoi
Botany
Polypogon viridis
Botany
Scleranthus
Botany
Senecio
Botany
Veronica odora
Botany
Carex observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1962. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 16,573 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-15.
2026-10-15
Cochise, AZ, US
(c) Steven Kistler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-13
Santo António de Nordestinho, Portugal
(c) Carlos Picanço, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
Quijos, Ecuador
(c) David Torres, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
Metropolitan District of Quito, Ecuador
(c) David Torres, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-10
Bolognesi, PE-AN, PE
no rights reserved
2026-10-10
Escobar, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina
(c) Felipe Horton, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Carex. BISH 433394. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956376637. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/433394.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956376637 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026