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Dracophyllum acerosum
As recorded: Dracophyllum acerosum Berggr.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Ericaceae
- Collected by
- Melville, R.; Connor, H.E.H.E. Connor →R. Melville →
- Collector number
- 6551
- Date
- February 26, 1962
- Locality
- Crown Range, 7 mls. S.E. of Arrowtown, Lake Co, Otago
- Region
- New Zealand
- Elevation
- 1,067 m
- Identified by
- not listed
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 26, 1962, Melville, R.; Connor, H.E. also collected 1 other specimen.
Dracophyllum acerosum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1962. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 95 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-27.
2026-04-27
Long Bay Rd, Akaroa, Canterbury, NZ
(c) cotton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-26
Christchurch including Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand
(c) Nathan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-26
Christchurch including Banks Peninsula, NZ-CA, NZ
(c) Noah Fenwick, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-11
Mount Hutt 7782, New Zealand
(c) alanayton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-31
Akaroa, New Zealand
no rights reserved
2025-11-28
Peraki, New Zealand
(c) Joe Potter Butler, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Dracophyllum acerosum. BISH 435559. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956668767. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/435559.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956668767 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026