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Dawsonia polytrichoides
As recorded: Dawsonia polytrichoides R.Br.
Plantae › Bryophyta › Polytrichopsida › Polytrichales › Polytrichaceae
- Collected by
- Streimann, H.
- Collector number
- 27510
- Date
- March 3, 1983
- Locality
- Mt. Bellenden Ker South Peak, 23 km SSE of Gordonvale
- Island
- Australia
- Region
- Queensland, Australia
- Elevation
- 1,550 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 3, 1983, Streimann, H. also collected 1 other specimen.
Dawsonia polytrichoides observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1983. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 121 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-02.
2026-09-02
Rocky Creek Track, Dunoon, NSW, AU
(c) rossserg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-12
Queensland, AU
(c) Steve Fitzgerald, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
2026-07-29
PVP3+9C, Wooroonooran QLD 4860, Australia
(c) Evert Materman, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
2026-07-08
Darri Tk, North Turramurra, NSW, AU
(c) eremophila_emma, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-22
Upper Barron, QLD, AU
(c) Kathleen Stewart, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-18
Latrobe - Morwell, AU-VI, AU
(c) karenbennetts, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Dawsonia polytrichoides. BISH 491812. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956406719. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/491812.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956406719 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026