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Epilobium pubens
As recorded: Epilobium pubens A.Rich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Onagraceae
- Collected by
- Melville, R.; Melville, E.F.; Mason, R.R. Mason →E.F. Melville →R. Melville →
- Collector number
- 6803
- Date
- April 1, 1962
- Locality
- Akaroa Road, S. of Robinson's Bay, Akaroa Harbour, Banks Peninsula, Canterbury
- Region
- New Zealand
- Identified by
- Raven, P.H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 1, 1962, Melville, R.; Melville, E.F.; Mason, R. also collected 3 other specimens.
Epilobium pubens observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1962. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 187 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

2026-10-26
Marlborough, NZ-MA-MB, NZ
(c) jarod_udy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-15
Kaitoke, Upper Hutt, New Zealand
(c) Joe Dillon, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-15
Upper Hutt, Wellington, NZ
(c) Hamish Carson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-10
Allandale 8971, New Zealand
no rights reserved

2026-10-01
Greenstone 9372, New Zealand
(c) John Barkla, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-30
Paekākāriki, New Zealand
(c) Kellar Taylor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Epilobium pubens. BISH 435347. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956544209. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/435347.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956544209 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
