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Celmisia spectabilis
Cotton daisy
As recorded: Celmisia spectabilis Hook.fil.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae
- Collected by
- van Balgooy, M.M.J.
- Collector number
- 4323
- Date
- January 31, 1983
- Locality
- Lake Lyndon, W of Christchurch
- Region
- New Zealand
- Elevation
- 750 m
- Identified by
- Philipson, W.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 31, 1983, van Balgooy, M.M.J. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Celmisia spectabilis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1983. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,002 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.

2026-10-24
Wairoa District, Hawke's Bay Region, New Zealand
(c) Chris Close, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24
Wairoa District, Hawke's Bay Region, New Zealand
(c) Chris Close, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24
Wairoa District, Hawke's Bay Region, New Zealand
(c) Chris Close, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24
Wairoa District, Hawke's Bay Region, New Zealand
(c) Chris Close, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-22
Oxford, Canterbury, NZ
(c) heather-n, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-20
Ōwhango 3989, New Zealand
(c) Logan McLeod, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Celmisia spectabilis. BISH 596981. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956435558. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/596981.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956435558 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
