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Eleocharis pallens

pale spikerush

Photo: (c) Darren Fielder, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Darren Fielder (iNaturalist)

2

Bishop specimens

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Type specimens

1984

First collected

1992

Last collected

2026

Last seen alive

Where Bishop collected it

2 mapped specimens. Localities of endangered species are shown approximately.

Two centuries of collecting

1980s1990s

The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1984 by Weber, J.Z. (South Australia: Region 2 - Lake Eyre. Sturt Creek Homestead, Wood Duck Waterhole, Waterhole on Stuart Creek). The Museum last collected it in 1992; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as September 16, 2026.

From the collection

Eleocharis pallens, 632200Eleocharis pallens, 654255

Alive today

8 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild since 2000. Most recent first.