Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Fissidens asplenioides Hedw.
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, Kermadec Ecological Region and District, Kermadec Islands Nature Reserve, Kermadec Islands southern group, Macauley Island, Grand Canyon
Field Collection Date
22 May 2011
Field Collection Notes
Uncommon. Found growing threaded through Reboulia hemisphaerica var. australis (see AK 325589) on damp, pumiceous dacitic saprolite forming part of an overhanging shaded cliff. Plants yellow-green, leaf tip obtuse and finely toothed.
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-30.23319, -178.42183
-178.42183, -178.42183
Last Update
24 May 2017
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