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Gahnia aspera
Red-berried Saw-sedge
As recorded: Gahnia aspera (R.Br.) Spreng.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Telford, I.R.H.; Rudd, R.R.J.J. Rudd →Ian R.H. Telford →
- Collector number
- 11359
- Date
- May 1, 1991
- Locality
- Cook, Herberton range, 2 km along Baldy Mt. State Forest Rd. from Atherton-Herberton road
- Region
- Queensland, Australia
- Coordinates
- -17.3000, 145.4170
- Elevation
- 1,200 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Gahnia aspera observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1991. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 23 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-07-11.
2026-07-11
Lake Barrine QLD 4884, Australia
(c) amoncarter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-01
Ford Rd, Upper Barron, QLD, AU
(c) OzGadabout, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2026-06-10
Queensland, AU
(c) EcoNeighbour_, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-30
Watsonville QLD 4887, Australia
(c) Rene, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-13
Lake Barrine Cct, Lake Barrine, QLD, AU
(c) eustreptospondylus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-16
Atherton QLD 4883, Australia
(c) Liz Snow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Gahnia aspera. BISH 630901. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956294871. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/630901.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956294871 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026