Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Bromus valdivianus Phil.
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, North Island, Western Volcanic Plateau Ecological Region, Pureora Ecological District, Mangakino
Field Collection Date
21 Feb 1993
Field Collection Notes
Lawn weed. Similar to B. fonkii, but glumes striped bright green (not red), and finely hairy. Inflorescences also erect not drooping like B. fonkii. Locally common along fencelines in
adjacent pasture. Associated with Trifolium repens, Fetuca rubra, Bromus willdenowii, B. fonkii. Rhyolite, unconsolidated taupo pumice, lowland, flat, pumeiceous tephra, dry, exposed, sunny, turf.
Nom. rev. January 1995
Duplicate in: CHR
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-38.38333, 175.76667
175.76667, 175.76667
Last Update
16 May 2017
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