Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Rosa x wichurana Crép.
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, North Island, Auckland, Purewa Cemetery
Field Collection Date
02 Feb 1986
Field Collection Notes
A complete plant in thin humus under detachable
headstone of grave; at first sight a naturalisation
from seed, but the shape of the plant's base
suggests derivation as a stem sucker, the rest of
the colony having been pruned away. Yellow fruit?
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-36.86667, 174.81667
174.81667, 174.81667
Last Update
21 Nov 2016
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