Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Cirsium palustre (L.) Scop.
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, South Island, Puketeraki Ecological Region, Craigieburn Ecological District, Broken River, by access road and river
Field Collection Date
18 Jan 1998
Field Collection Notes
Locally common on margin of scree by mountain beech
forest, c.1.3 m tall (others c.2 m), not seen
elsewhere and no other thistle species present;
flowers purplish-red. Adult plant EKC 9248a
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-43.13333, 171.7
171.7, 171.7
Last Update
22 Nov 2016
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