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Carex austrotenella
As recorded: Uncinia tenella R.Br.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Moscal, A.
- Collector number
- 10079
- Date
- March 8, 1985
- Locality
- Wanderer River ca 5 km NE of mouth. (Spero map 724 701)
- Island
- Tasmania
- Region
- Tasmania, Australia
- Elevation
- 80 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 8, 1985, Moscal, A. also collected 5 other specimens.
Carex austrotenella observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1985. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 24 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-16.

2026-05-16
Rheban TAS 7190, Australia
(c) Noah Vale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-15
Tasmania, West Coast, TAS, AU
(c) Luis Mata, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-05-04
Wellington Park TAS 7054, Australia
(c) Annabel Carle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-02-23
Tasmania, Wellington Park, TAS, AU
(c) Bruno Bell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-01-03
Ada VIC 3833, Australia
(c) Reiner Richter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2024-02-18
Tasmania, Rosebery, TAS, AU
(c) jyoti_s, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Carex austrotenella. BISH 575228. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956587768. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/575228.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956587768 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
