Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Linaria purpurea 'Canon J. Went' Mill.
Classification
Family
Genus
Subname
'Canon J. Went'
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, South Island, Canterbury Plains Ecological Region, Low Plains Ecological District, Christchurch City, corner of Park Terrace and Salisbury Street
Field Collection Date
21 Jan 1998
Field Collection Notes
One of a wide array of wildflowers naturalised on
0.5 hectare of bulldozed ground following demolition
of several old-established dwellings some 8 months
previously. Pink-flowered cultivar rare amongst
common purple-flowered toadflax (AK 235792)
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-43.53333, 172.63333
172.63333, 172.63333
Last Update
21 Nov 2016
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