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Eleocharis
spikerushes
As recorded: Eleocharis R.Br.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Melville, R.; Melville, E.F.E.F. Melville →R. Melville →
- Collector number
- 6494
- Date
- February 22, 1962
- Locality
- Glenure Station, Otapiri Steam to Scaldfeld Creek, 6.5 mi. ExS of Dipton, Southland
- Region
- New Zealand
- Identified by
- Melville, R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 22, 1962, Melville, R.; Melville, E.F. also collected 11 other specimens.
Eleocharis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1962. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 15,092 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
Naples
(c) cicee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
88250 La Bresse, France
(c) Elphège Budzinski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
La Paz, MX-BS, MX
(c) jrebman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Zliv, Chequia
(c) Ángel Argüelles, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Zliv, Chequia
(c) Ángel Argüelles, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Písecká Smoleč 62, 398 43 Slabčice-Bernartice u Milevska, Česko
(c) Věra Kafková, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Eleocharis. BISH 435500. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956594668. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/435500.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956594668 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026