Sambucus nigra
Elder
Photo: (c) Rison Thumboor, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) (iNaturalist)
3
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1925
First collected
1972
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1925 by St.John, H. (Pend Oreille County, near head of Harvey Creek.). The Museum last collected it in 1972; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as October 28, 2026.
Alive today
136,536 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild since 2000. Most recent first.
2026-10-28
Rapaura, New Zealand
(c) Zachary Ngow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-28
Palmerston North 4479, New Zealand
(c) Alice Shanks, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-27
78340 Les Clayes-sous-Bois, France
(c) Damien Ramos, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Little Woodcote Wood, Little Woodcote, UK
(c) jamie-aa, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-27
Gibraltar, MI, US
(c) Caitlyn Thomas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Gödöllő, „A” épület, 2100 Magyarország
(c) Máté Gazsi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Gibbston Hwy, Queenstown, Otago, NZ
(c) OzGadabout, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2026-10-27
Fishbone Track, Tower Hill, VIC, AU
(c) Roland Achtziger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)