Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Epilobium obscurum Schreb.
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, South Island: Canterbury, head of Lake Pukaki, closer to the head of lake than to the moraine
Field Collection Date
31 Jan 2003
Field Collection Notes
temporary, very low vegetation marsh, now rather dry. Habit: very similar to E. komarovianum but leaves are narrower (still rugose and copper-brown)and the stigma is on a much longer, curved style, raising it clear above the anthers.. Voucher for DNA analysis; MSc thesis, N. Lorimer 2006:
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-43.90433, 170.11367 (Inf.)
170.11367, 170.11367 (Inf.)
Last Update
02 Sep 2020
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