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Dracophyllum filifolium
As recorded: Dracophyllum filifolium Hook.fil.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Ericaceae
- Collected by
- Edwards, P.J.
- Collector number
- 98
- Date
- March 25, 1970
- Locality
- Tongariro National Park (Wellington Distr.) c. 1000 yds. E. of Chateau Tongariro, Taranaki falls track.
- Island
- North Island
- Region
- New Zealand
- Coordinates
- -39.1667, 175.5000
- Elevation
- 1,158 m
- Identified by
- Edwards, P.J.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On March 25, 1970, Edwards, P.J. also collected 8 other specimens.
Still here: Dracophyllum filifolium observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1970. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 184 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-08-24.

2026-08-24
Tongariro National Park, Tongariro, NZ-MW-RP, NZ-MW, NZ
(c) Andreas Berger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-24
Tongariro-Nationalpark 3989, Neuseeland
(c) Andreas Berger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-13
Ruapehu District, Manawatū-Whanganui Region, New Zealand
(c) Thomas Simpson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-12
Ruapehu District, Manawatū-Whanganui Region, New Zealand
(c) Thomas Simpson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-16
Ōwhango 3989, New Zealand
(c) Max St Clair-Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-26
Tongariro National Park, Manawatū-Whanganui, NZ
(c) Hamish Carson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Dracophyllum filifolium. BISH 761641. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956140466. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/761641.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956140466 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
