
Goodenia purpurascens
Photo: (c) Zig Madycki, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Zig Madycki (iNaturalist)
2
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1950
First collected
2005
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive
Where Bishop collected it
1 mapped specimens. Localities of endangered species are shown approximately.
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1950 by St.John, H. (Northern Territory; 22 miles south of Darwin, on North-South Road; 4 miles east of road.). The Museum last collected it in 2005; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as August 3, 2026.
From the collection
Alive today
13 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild since 2000. Most recent first.

2026-08-03
Umbrawarra Gorge, Douglas-Daly NT 0822, Australia
(c) Richard L. Boyne, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-20
Townsville QLD, Australia
(c) Russell Cumming, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-19
Micket Creek NT 0822, Australien
(c) Vincent Böhm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-11
Nitmiluk (Katherine Gorge), Nyirranggulung Mardrulk Ngadberre, AU-NT, AU
(c) yatesy, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-06-11
Litchfield - Pt B, AU-NT, AU
(c) Vincent Böhm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-08-01
Nitmiluk (Katherine Gorge), Nyirranggulung Mardrulk Ngadberre, AU-NT, AU
(c) Phil Collier, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-03-26
RAAF Base Tindal, Tindal, NT, AU
(c) rubynats, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-11-10
Pine Creek NT 0847, Australia
(c) Donna Schakelaar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
