Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Pallavicinia xiphoides (Hook.f. & Tayl.) Trev.
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, South Island, North Westland Ecological Region, Maimai Ecological District, Mount Uriah, cirque on S side of mountain
Field Collection Date
17 Feb 2003
Field Collection Notes
Depleted tussockland dominated by turf-forming Rhytidosperma sp. with patches of Chionochlea ?rubra, Celmisia ?densifolia, C. armstrongii and C. aff. incana the only other prominent herbs. Possibly severely impacted by goats. Schist outcrops and boulders common throughout. On silt accumulated over boulders in small ephemeral waterway cut into herbfield, covered by luxuriant growth of Chionochloa rubra.
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-42.01667, 171.65
171.65, 171.65
Last Update
10 May 2023 18:34
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