Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Cheilanthes distans (R.Br.) Mett.
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, South Island, Christchurch City, Port Hills, Mt Vernon Farm Park, Valley Track, lookout platform and shelter
Field Collection Date
27 Dec 2015
Field Collection Notes
Occasional on margins and in crevices of rock outcrops in dry, rank grassland. Sometimes growing in same crevice as C. sieberi, but always in a spot drier than that species.
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-43.57603, 172.66586 (± 10 m)
172.66586, 172.66586 (± 10 m)
Last Update
21 Aug 2020
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