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Veronica canterburiensis
Canterbury hebe
As recorded: Hebe canterburiensis (J.B.Armstr.) L.B.Moore
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Plantaginaceae
- Collected by
- Melville, R.; Druce, A.P.A.P. Druce →R. Melville →
- Collector number
- 5538
- Date
- December 6, 1961
- Locality
- Mt. Holdsworth, Tararua Range, ca. 12 mls. N.W. of Masterton, Wairarapa Co.
- Island
- North Island
- Region
- New Zealand
- Elevation
- 1,219 m
- Identified by
- Moore, L.B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 6, 1961, Melville, R.; Druce, A.P. also collected 2 other specimens.
Veronica canterburiensis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1961. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 60 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-20.

2026-10-20
Hurunui District, Canterbury Region, New Zealand
(c) Peter Sweetapple, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-17
7072, New Zealand
no rights reserved

2026-01-05
Temple Basin (north), Arthur's Pass National Park, New Zealand
(c) Paul Maurice, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-22
7875, New Zealand
(c) amoncarter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-03-12
Wairau Valley 7271, New Zealand
(c) Rowan Hindmarsh-Walls, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-12-04
Bealey Spur, Selwyn District, Canterbury, New Zealand
(c) Paul Maurice, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Veronica canterburiensis. BISH 579399. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956342317. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/579399.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956342317 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
