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Gymnostachys anceps

caterpillar-flower

Photo: (c) Melburnian, some rights reserved (CC BY) (iNaturalist)

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Bishop specimens

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Type specimens

1950

First collected

1986

Last collected

2026

Last seen alive

Where Bishop collected it

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

Two centuries of collecting

1950s1980s

The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1950 by St.John, H. (Queensland - Byfield). The Museum last collected it in 1986; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as October 27, 2026.

From the collection

Gymnostachys anceps, 102224Gymnostachys anceps, 425789Gymnostachys anceps, 602088

Alive today

1,123 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild since 2000. Most recent first.