Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Echinopogon ovatus (G.Forst.) P.Beauv.
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, North island, Auckland region, Mahurangi, Te Muri Regional Park
Field Collection Date
01 Jun 2011
Field Collection Notes
Rare, only a few plants seen just at this site. Growing with Microlaena polynoda amongst a dry headland scrub and pohutakawa coastal forest on sandstone. Locally common spp. include Sophora sp., lacebark, Coprosma macrocarpa and karaka. Associated spp. include Poa anceps, Peperomia urvilleana, Crepis capillaris, Oplismenus hirtellus, Rhabdothamnus solandri, Doodia australis, Myrsine australis, Rytidosperma spp., Polystichum neozelandicum , Gahnia lacera and Leucopogon fasciculatus
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-36.52722, 174.69556
174.69556, 174.69556
Last Update
16 May 2017
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