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Astelia nervosa
Mountain Astelia
As recorded: Astelia nervosa Banks & Sol. ex Hook.f.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Asparagales › Asteliaceae
- Collected by
- Birch, J.L.
- Collector number
- 266
- Date
- January 16, 2008
- Locality
- Nelson Land District, Kahurangi National park Mt. Arthur "Track from Flora Saddle, 20 m. before Mt. Arthur hut heading from trailhead, on lift side of trai.
- Region
- New Zealand
- Elevation
- 385 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 16, 2008, Birch, J.L. also collected 3 other specimens.
Astelia nervosa observed alive
This specimen was collected in 2008. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,492 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

2026-10-25
New Rd, Oxford, Canterbury, NZ
(c) elissiejane, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
Collingwood, Tasman, NZ
(c) Rae Lerew, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-25
Waingaro, New Zealand
(c) mark_smale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
Mount Burnett, Tasman Region 7073, New Zealand
(c) cbeem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
Collingwood 7073, New Zealand
(c) Chris Ecroyd, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-24
White Rock 5782, New Zealand
(c) Leon Perrie, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Astelia nervosa. BISH 751109. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956154183. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/751109.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956154183 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
