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Gahnia lacera
Cutty grass
As recorded: Gahnia lacera (R.Lesson ex A.Rich.) Steud.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Melville, R.; Moore, L.B.R. Melville →L.B. Moore →
- Collector number
- 5159
- Date
- November 5, 1961
- Locality
- Ross Track on Mt. Parahaki, near Whangarei, N Island, New Zealand
- Region
- New Zealand
- Identified by
- Melville, R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 5, 1961, Melville, R.; Moore, L.B. also collected 5 other specimens.
Gahnia lacera observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1961. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 494 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.
2026-10-25
Te Ākau, New Zealand
(c) mark_smale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Waingaro, New Zealand
(c) mark_smale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-02
Piha 0772, New Zealand
(c) M Rutherford, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-24
Kerikeri, Northland, NZ
(c) outdoorsmum, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-03
Scenic Dr North, Auckland, Auckland, NZ
(c) Tom Beard, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-31
Franklin, NZ-WK, NZ
(c) sue easther, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Gahnia lacera. BISH 598654. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956321391. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/598654.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956321391 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026