Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Epilobium microphyllum E. nummulariifolium A.Rich.
Classification
Family
Genus
Subname
E. nummulariifolium
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, North Island: Owhiro Bay, Wellington Heads
Field Collection Date
05 Feb 2006
Field Collection Notes
Old quarry site, abandoned in 2000. Sites with E. microphyllum consist of large, stable greywacke screes with larger fragments mixed with fine gravels and coarse sand. Screes appear to have been compacted to stabilise the area and revegetation is both artificial (planting of Poa and other native coastal species) and natural (largely introduced weed species). This site was originally recorded in 1940, suggesting that the species is native to the area (however it cannot be found at older sites in the quarry or elsewhere along the Wairarapa coast where it is recorded by Raven as being prolific. Habit: low, sprawling herb, round green leaves, capsule greyish, covered with dense grey pubescence. Located very close to a dense cluster of E. microphyllum. Voucher for DNA analysis; MSc thesis, N. Lorimer 2006:
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-41.34806, 174.745
174.745, 174.745
Last Update
22 Nov 2016
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