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Gossypium sturtianum
Sturt's desert rose
As recorded: Gossypium sturtianum (R.Br.) J.H.Willis
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Craven, L.A.; Grace, J.P.; Brown, A.H.D.; Hurka, H.A.H.D. Brown →L.A.C. Craven →J.P. Grace →H. Hurka →
- Collector number
- 9109
- Date
- February 11, 1993
- Locality
- South Australia; 10 Mile Creek, 32 km. from Martins Well on the road to Wilpena, Flinders Ranges.
- Region
- Australia
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Gossypium sturtianum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1993. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 156 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.
2026-10-24
Corroboree Rock Conservation Reserve, Hale, NT, AU
(c) Liana, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-14
Sandover, AU-NT, AU
(c) Teri, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-13
Mount Zeil, NT, AU
(c) Teri, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-03
Hale, NT, AU
(c) Georgie Huxtable, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-01
Anzac Hill Rd, Alice Springs, NT, AU
(c) lynn_roberts, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-28
Cape Range National Park, WA, AU
(c) Nathan Richmond, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Gossypium sturtianum. BISH 634074. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956192932. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/634074.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956192932 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026