Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Mentha pulegium L.
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, North Island, Auckland, Waitakere, Upper Nihotupu Dam , South of Piha Rd
Field Collection Date
05 Apr 2016
Field Collection Notes
Herbfield on accumulated silty alluvium below the NE dam wall near an old concrete platform, with Persicaria punctata, Senecio skirrhodon, Cyperus eragrostis, C.sanguinolentus, Bidens frondosa, Ludwigia palustris, Axonopus fissifolius, Lotus spp, Aster subulatus, Solanum ? nigrum, Leucanthemum vulgare, Haloragis, Plantago major, Vellereophyton dealbatum, Eragrostis brownii, Euchiton and Gamochaeta. Not common at locality. Flowers purple
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-36.95111, 174.56472 (± 10 m)
174.56472, 174.56472 (± 10 m)
Last Update
26 Aug 2019
The development of the Auckland War Memorial Museum online collection is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided.