Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Sonchus kirkii Hamlin
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, Kermadec Ecological Region and District, Kermadec Islands Nature Reserve, Southern Kermadec Islands group, Macauley Island, Macauley Plateau
Field Collection Date
22 May 2011
Field Collection Notes
Very uncommon. Occasional seedlings seen growing at gully and ravine heads and amongst fernland die back. This gathering of a seedling and a branched inflorescence seriously damaged by parakeet browse. During my visit to Macauley this was the only species of Sonchus seen.
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-30.23531, -178.42647
-178.42647, -178.42647
Last Update
09 Aug 2017
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