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Lepyrodon australis
As recorded: Lepyrodon australis Hampe ex Broth.
Plantae › Bryophyta › Bryopsida › Hypnales › Lepyrodontaceae
- Collected by
- Vitt, D.H.
- Collector number
- 8383
- Date
- December 3, 1972
- Locality
- along Route 7; 0-4 miles west of Rahu Summit (5.3 miles west of Springs Junction)
- Island
- South Island
- Region
- New Zealand
- Elevation
- 671 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 3, 1972, Vitt, D.H. also collected 12 other specimens.
Austrothamnium pandum
Botany
Cyathophorum bulbosum
Botany
Dendrohypopterygium filiculiforme
Botany
Echinodiopsis hispida
Botany
Echinodiopsis hispida
Botany
Ephemeropsis trentepohlioides
Botany
Imbribryum laevigatum
Botany
Lepyrodon lagurus
Botany
Leucobryum candidum
Botany
Lopidium concinnum
Botany
Macromitrium longipes
Botany
Thuidiopsis furfurosa
Botany
Lepyrodon australis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1972. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 10 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-29.
2026-09-29
St Arnaud 7072, New Zealand
(c) reinderw, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-18
Canterbury Region 7580, New Zealand
(c) charolais, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-03
Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand
(c) Leon Perrie, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-11-03
Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand
(c) Leon Perrie, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-01-04
Selwyn District, Canterbury, New Zealand
(c) Joe Dillon, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2024-03-25
Taupo District, Waikato, New Zealand
(c) Marley Ford, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Lepyrodon australis. BISH 470623. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956676789. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/470623.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956676789 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026