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Ptilothrix deusta
Feather Sedge
As recorded: Ptilanthelium deustum (R.Br.) Kük.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Bruhl, J.J.
- Collector number
- 569
- Date
- June 10, 1986
- Locality
- Queensland: Tin Can Rd., NE of Garland Ck.
- Region
- Queensland, Australia
- Coordinates
- -26.0667, 152.9170
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Ptilothrix deusta observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1986. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 35 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-08-24.

2025-08-24
Cooloola Cove QLD, Australia
(c) paisleycreek1, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-08-23
Cooloola QLD, Australia
(c) Scott W. Gavins, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-08-23
Investigator Ave near Queen Elizabeth Dr HnR, Cooloola Cove QLD 4580, Australia
(c) Lewis, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

2025-08-23
Investigator Ave near Queen Elizabeth Dr HnR, Cooloola Cove QLD 4580, Australia
(c) Lewis, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

2025-08-23
Toolara Forest, QLD, AU
(c) Wild/flower Women, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-08-23
Toolara Forest QLD 4570, Australia
(c) Lewis, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Ptilothrix deusta. BISH 634041. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956645423. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/634041.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956645423 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
