Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Lepidium didymum L.
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, Kermadec Ecological Region and District, Kermadec Islands Nature Reserve, Northern Kermadec Islands Group, Herald Islets, Dayrell Island
Field Collection Date
18 May 2011
Field Collection Notes
Uncommon and mostly seen as seedlings only. Most commonly found growing around petrel nests and roosting sites in bare spaces between Cyperus insularis tussocks. Also a local component of the purslane (Portulaca oleracea) ground cover in the Kermadec pohutukawa (Metrosideros kermadecensis) forest capping the islands summit.
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-29.2455, -177.85719
-177.85719, -177.85719
Last Update
09 Aug 2017
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