Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Aciphylla aff. ferox W.R.B.Oliv.
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, South Island, Lowry Ecological Region, Motunau Ecological District, North Canterbury, Mt Cass - Totara Ridge
Field Collection Date
03 Apr 2008
Field Collection Notes
Growing on limestone boulders with stunted Olearia avicenniifolia, Brachyglottis monroi and prostrate Heliohebe raoulii subsp. maccaskillii. Differs from A. ferox by its habitat (limestone cliff and associated boulder field), smaller size, narrower, less open leaves, and smaller stipules. When fresh the leaves are adaxially often tinged glaucous. The same entity occurs further north in Marlborough on the Chalky Range. This gathering is the foliage, while AK302307 is the spent male inflorescence from the same plant.
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-43.07083, 172.85778
172.85778, 172.85778
Qualifier
sp. aff.
Last Update
27 Aug 2024
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