Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Sporobolus africanus (Poir.) A.Robyns & Tournay
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, South Island, Banks Ecological Region, Akaroa Ecological District, Banks Peninsula, Magnet Bay Valley just below Scenic Reserve
Field Collection Date
02 Feb 1987
Field Collection Notes
Droughty hillside. Local. Tussocky grass, very
strongly rooted, with more or less inclined culms
Seeds extruded from panicle, orange. Dominant /
Associate spp: ›4Poa cita, Rytidosperma clavatum,
Verbascum thapsus, Vittadinia gracilis, Vulpia
bromoides›5
DUPLICATE OF: CHR 482716
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-43.83333, 172.76667
172.76667, 172.76667
Last Update
16 May 2017
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