Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Bryum argenteum Hedw.
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, Kermadec Ecological Region and District, Kermadec Islands Nature Reserve, Northern Kermadec Islands Group, The Meyers, South Meyer
Field Collection Date
13 May 2011
Field Collection Notes
On northern ridgeline cresting the apex of an exposed basaltic (or andesitic?) scoria and tuff sequence in sites frequented by nesting red-tailed tropic birds (Phaethon rubicunda). Locally common
Identification confirmed by J.E. Beever (9 August 2011).
DUPLICATE SENT TO: CHR
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-29.24681, -177.87789
-177.87789, -177.87789
Last Update
24 May 2017
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