Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Metrosideros excelsa Sol. ex Gaertn.
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, Chathams Ecological Region and District, Chatham (Rekohu) Island, Waitangi, Nairn Stream
Field Collection Date
09 Feb 2006
Field Collection Notes
Occasional seedlings, saplings and adult trees on north facing cliff faces lining the southern bank of the Nairn Stream. Actively spreading, and has greatly increased its range since I first saw it naturalising on the island in February 1996.
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-43.95, -176.55
-176.55, -176.55
Last Update
22 Nov 2016
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