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Chionochloa conspicua
Broad Leaved Bush Tussock
As recorded: Chionochloa conspicua (G.Forst.) Zotov
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Melville, R.; Melville, E.F.E.F. Melville →R. Melville →
- Collector number
- 6106
- Date
- January 18, 1962
- Locality
- New Zealand; Inangahua; Nelson, Maruia Valley, 1.5 mi. S of Maruia
- Region
- New Zealand
- Elevation
- 351 m
- Identified by
- Zotov, V.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 18, 1962, Melville, R.; Melville, E.F. also collected 16 other specimens.
Chionochloa conspicua observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1962. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 440 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-22.
2026-10-22
Routeburn Track, Fiordland National Park, Southland, NZ
(c) OzGadabout, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2026-10-05
7875, New Zealand
(c) Archie, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-01
Lewis Pass, New Zealand
(c) Chris Ecroyd, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-29
Southland Region 9679, New Zealand
(c) John Barkla, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-19
Queenstown-Lakes, NZ-OT, NZ
(c) Stéphane Colonier, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-07
Fiordland National Park, Southland, NZ
(c) Ryan Douglas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Chionochloa conspicua. BISH 435126. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956243630. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/435126.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956243630 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026