Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Sonchus kirkii Hamlin
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, North Island, Auckland Ecological Region, Awhitu Ecological District, Karioitahi, south of surf club, back of beach
Field Collection Date
18 Mar 2000
Field Collection Notes
Occasional, open stream side among Apium nodiflorum;
several plants on their sides (c.60 cm long) but
still growing at their tips; leaves glaucous & firm,
new leaves mealy (white) at first, no pinnatifid
leaves seen (even on seedlings). Occasional as
adults & seedlings, especially by seeps 1-2 km south
of surf club. Sonchus oleraceus also present
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-37.3, 174.66667
174.66667, 174.66667
Last Update
22 Nov 2016
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