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BISH 441277Botany
Echinopogon ovatus
Hedgehog Grass
As recorded: Echinopogon ovatus (G.Forst.) P.Beauv.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Orchard, A.E.
- Collector number
- 3721
- Date
- November 29, 1972
- Locality
- New Zealand; North Island; Bay of Islands; Russell State Forest, ~4 km W of Mokau Bay
- Region
- New Zealand
- Coordinates
- -35.4000, 174.3000
- Elevation
- 80 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On November 29, 1972, Orchard, A.E. also collected 8 other specimens.
Still here: Echinopogon ovatus observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1972. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-08-30.
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Echinopogon ovatus. BISH 441277. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956139553. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/441277.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956139553 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026