Carpenteria californica
bush anemone
Photo: (c) James Gaither, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND) (iNaturalist)
3
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1965
First collected
1970
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1965 by Thorne, R.F.; Blake, S.T. (Fresno County, Sierra National Forest: 5 mi from Auberry toward Pine Ridge). The Museum last collected it in 1970; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as June 21, 2026.
Alive today
105 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild since 2000. Most recent first.
2026-06-21
Saunders Meadow Rd, Pine Cove, CA, US
(c) Clarissa Ramirez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-15
Kelso, Scotland, GB
(c) David DuPuy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-23
Vancouver
(c) brandisv, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-23
Panama St, Los Angeles, CA, US
(c) Barbara Rodriguez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-22
Winburn Way, Ashland, OR, US
(c) cammycam5, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-20
Placerville, CA, US
(c) Gwen Greig, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-17
Sierra National Forest, Tollhouse, CA, US
(c) James T. Von Tersch, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-09
Tollhouse, CA 93667, USA
(c) georgine, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)