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Gaultheria colensoi
mountain snowberry
As recorded: Gaultheria colensoi Hook.fil.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Ericaceae
- Collected by
- Edwards, P.J.
- Collector number
- 86
- Date
- March 24, 1970
- Locality
- On banks & nr. edge of Whakapapanui stream, in open Hebe, Olearia, Dracophyllum, Chionochloa rubra, Gleichenia, Rhacomitrium moor.
- Island
- North Island
- Region
- New Zealand
- Coordinates
- -39.1667, 175.5000
- Elevation
- 914 m
- Identified by
- Edwards, P.J.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On March 24, 1970, Edwards, P.J. also collected 12 other specimens.
Agrostis capillaris
Botany
Androstoma empetrifolia
Botany
Carpha alpina
Botany
Coriaria pteridoides
Botany
Dracophyllum filifolium
Botany
Dracophyllum filifolium
Botany
Dracophyllum recurvum
Botany
Empodisma minus
Botany
Lagenophora petiolata
Botany
Muehlenbeckia axillaris
Botany
Neopanax colensoi
Botany
Olearia nummularifolia
Botany
Still here: Gaultheria colensoi observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1970. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 234 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-17.
2026-10-17
Ōwhango 3989, New Zealand
(c) Garben Logghe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-02
Ōwhango 3989, New Zealand
(c) Evan Cameron, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-09
Tongariro National Park, Manawatū-Whanganui, NZ
(c) drpiwakawaka, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-21
Ōwhango 3989, New Zealand
(c) jaymieok, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-17
Tongariro National Park, Tongariro National Park, Manawatū-Whanganui, NZ
(c) Ruby MacGillivray, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-17
Ōwhango 3989, New Zealand
(c) ckerton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Gaultheria colensoi. BISH 761269. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956642696. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/761269.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956642696 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026