Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Epilobium ciliatum Raf.
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, South Island: Canterbury, head of Lake Pukaki, at head of lake.
Field Collection Date
31 Jan 2003
Field Collection Notes
very wet swamp, with tussocks of grass, separated by water; growing in water, sheltered by grass. Habit: erect herb to ~40cm tall; reddish brown; leaves glabrous, veins raised below, leaf tip obtuse; flowers white, ~1.2cm long; sepals slightly keeled; stigma very large, 2 lobes, on thin, nodding style; ovary pubescent. Photograph takenVoucher for DNA analysis; MSc thesis, N. Lorimer 2006:
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-43.90432, 170.11368 (Inf.)
170.11368, 170.11368 (Inf.)
Last Update
02 Sep 2020
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