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Carex
true sedges
As recorded: Carex L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Melville, R.; Melville, E.F.E.F. Melville →R. Melville →
- Collector number
- 5785
- Date
- December 28, 1961
- Locality
- Kaituna Valley below Herbert Peak, Banks Peninsula, Canterbury
- Region
- New Zealand
- Elevation
- 427 m
- Identified by
- Melville, R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 28, 1961, Melville, R.; Melville, E.F. also collected 14 other specimens.
Asplenium flaccidum
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Austroblechnum colensoi
Botany
Blechnum lanceola
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Carex appressa
Botany
Carex healyi
Botany
Carex uncinata
Botany
Cranfillia fluviatilis
Botany
Hoheria angustifolia
Botany
Hypolepis tenuifolia
Botany
Poa matthewsii
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Sphaeropteris medullaris
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Tmesipteris tannensis
Botany
Todea
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Veronica salicifolia
Botany
Carex observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1961. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 17,072 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-15.
2026-10-15
Cochise, AZ, US
(c) Steven Kistler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-15
Archbald, PA, US
(c) smartinbiologist, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-13
Santo António de Nordestinho, Portugal
(c) Carlos Picanço, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
Quijos, Ecuador
(c) David Torres, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
Metropolitan District of Quito, Ecuador
(c) David Torres, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-10
Bolognesi, PE-AN, PE
no rights reserved
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Carex. BISH 598664. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956324391. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/598664.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956324391 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Name matched only at a higher rank (e.g. genus)
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