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Carex
As recorded: Carex L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Melville, R.; Melville, E.F.E.F. Melville →R. Melville →
- Collector number
- 6479
- Date
- February 22, 1962
- Locality
- Hdwaters of Otapiri Stream, Glenure St., 6 mi E of Dipton, Southland Co., Southland, New Zealand
- Region
- New Zealand
- Elevation
- 290 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 22, 1962, Melville, R.; Melville, E.F. also collected 11 other specimens.
Carex observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1962. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 16,692 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 435492. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956454390. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/435492.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956454390 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026