Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Muehlenbeckia australis s. lat. (G.Forst.) Meisn.
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, North Island, Southern Ruahine, Piripiri Stream, Catchment of Pohangina River, c. 50 km NE of DoC Pohangina Field Base. DoC monitoring plot CV84
Field Collection Date
15 Jan 2016
Field Collection Notes
Dense subalpine leatherwood scrub dominated by Olearia colensoi var. colensoi and Pseudowintera colensoi with Hoheria sexstylosa, Raukawa simplex, Melicytus lanceolatus, Coprosma foetidissima, Coprosma dumosa, Polystichum vestitum, Carex spp, Hypolepis rufobarbata, Ranunculus reflexus, Hydrocotyle heteromeria, Viola filicaulis and Cardamine debilis agg. all very common to abundant. PM Greywacke, soil brown loam with deep leaf litter. Severe deer browse. Probably common but not as obvious as M.complex agg
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-40.04033, 176.02461 (± 10 m)
176.02461, 176.02461 (± 10 m)
Qualifier
s. lat.
Last Update
07 Sep 2021
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