Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Cenchrus latifolius (Spreng.) Morrone
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, North Island, Auckland, Waitakere Ecological District, boundary of Wirihana Park & 22 Wirihana Road
Field Collection Date
27 Apr 2009
Field Collection Notes
Plants to 295cm tall, leaves to 26mm across, lower stem nodes swollen. Large dense clump on open ground amongst rank kikuyu. Occasional black taro in vicinity. Damp but not wet ground (c.30m upstream from raupo wetland).
Second smaller clump in semi-shade beneath tree ferns by small stream / drain c.12m NE of main clump. Both clumps appear to have been foliar sprayed with herbicide on a repeat visit
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-36.93, 174.64611
174.64611, 174.64611
Last Update
16 May 2017
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