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Agrostis muscosa
Pincushion Grass
As recorded: Agrostis muscosa Kirk
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Melville, R.; Melville, E.F.; Connor, H.E.H.E. Connor →E.F. Melville →R. Melville →
- Collector number
- 6521
- Date
- February 20, 1962
- Locality
- New Zealand; Southland; Hector Range, 30 mi. NNE of Lumsden
- Region
- New Zealand
- Elevation
- 1,067 m
- Identified by
- Melville, R.
- 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
Argyrotegium mackayi
Botany
Carex
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
Agrostis muscosa observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1962. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 137 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-17.
2026-10-17
Warea 4381, New Zealand
(c) takutai_whenua, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-08
Warea 4381, New Zealand
(c) Emily Roberts, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-24
Riverton/Aparima 9822, New Zealand
(c) Daniel Papworth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-20
Warea 4381, New Zealand
(c) Angus Campbell, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-02
Warea 4381, New Zealand
(c) Emily Roberts, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-05-10
Warea 4381, New Zealand
(c) Emily Roberts, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Agrostis muscosa. BISH 435413. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956305063. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/435413.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956305063 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026