Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Stokesia laevis (Hill) Greene
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
[New Zealand, North Island], Auckland, Albert Park, Wellesley St, behind the Art Gallery
Field Collection Date
29 Dec 1981
Field Collection Notes
Growing underneath a construction shed. Old garden. Ray florets pale purple. Cultivated/Adventive?
[These plants are occasionally grown as annuals in the Albert Park flower beds. Presume the shed was placed on top of a few survivors - E K Cameron, Aug 1986]
[Never recorded as naturalised in NZ - P J Garnock-Jones, 1986]
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-36.85, 174.76667 (Inf.)
174.76667, 174.76667 (Inf.)
Last Update
09 Aug 2017
The development of the Auckland War Memorial Museum online collection is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided.