Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Rosa roxburghii Tratt.
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, North Island, Western Northland Ecological Region, Hokianga Ecological District, Oue
Field Collection Date
12 Nov 1992
Field Collection Notes
In paddock near roadside. Formerly more widespread
but a specific eradication campaign has reduced
extent to a single bush. Bark papery at base of
shrub. Flowers pink, fading to white at base.
Perfumed faintly with a sickly fragrance. A low
bushy plant suckering freely. Associated with
›4Pennisetum clandestinum, Rosa chinensis›5
(refer AK 211039). Greywacke argillite parent
material, slope, clay, dry, waste, pasture.
Specimen over two sheets (AK 211040 and AK 212756).
Duplicate in: CHR
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-35.45, 173.5
173.5, 173.5
Last Update
22 Nov 2016
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