Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Asphodelus ramosus L.
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, North Island, Auckland, Parnell, 81 Gladstone Road
Field Collection Date
22 Sep 2000
Field Collection Notes
Tetals white with purple-brown midrib, up to 19mm
long; rhizome present. Origin unknown. Inflorescence
1 m tall (glaucous), twice height of leaves. Flowers
scentless, held wide open. Fruit greenish-brown, <10
mm diameter, spherical. Leaves more or less fleshy,
slightly glaucous, keel pronounced. Living plant to
be transfered to the Botanic Gardens. Specimen over
2 sheets (AK 250735-36)
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-36.85, 174.78333
174.78333, 174.78333
Last Update
22 Sep 2018
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