Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Nertera depressa Banks & Sol. ex Gaertn.
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, North Island, Southern Ruahine, Piripiri Stream, Catchment of Pohangina River, c. 50 km NE of DoC Pohangina Field Base
Field Collection Date
15 Jan 2016
Field Collection Notes
Open bog and damp tussock opening below the shrubline and just above Piripiri stream in the upper catchment c 600m up from Piripiri bivvy, below a seepage. Common at site. Growing on a damp, crumbly rock surface with and amongst N.ciliata. Fertile with orange fruit. With Chionochloa conspicua, Carex spp, Coriaria richardii and bryophytes. Foetid when crushed
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-40.03944, 176.02092 (± 10 m)
176.02092, 176.02092 (± 10 m)
Last Update
09 Sep 2021
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