Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Pseudocyphellaria carpoloma (Delise) Vain.
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, North Island, SW Kaipara, Tupare, NW side of the Marie Neverman Reserve
Field Collection Date
15 May 2010
Field Collection Notes
Locally abundant on the trucks (ground to c.2m up) of large cabbage trees, lichen commonly fertle. Upper thallus bright green when wet, pseudocyphellae yellow (underside). Host on forested "island" (0.5-1m higher than surrounding wetland) dominated by ngaio, kowhai & cabbage trees; "island" surrounded by extensive wetland with a saltwater influence
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-36.58722, 174.35056
174.35056, 174.35056
Last Update
31 Jul 2019
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