Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Watsonia meriana (L.) Miller
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, North Island, Coromandel Region, Colville District, northern Waikawau Bay, back of estuary
Field Collection Date
04 Oct 2010
Field Collection Notes
Two large clumps several metres apart - presumed planted, no seedlings observed. Between fenceline & estuary. Amongst agapanthus, tall fescue & Muehlenbeckia complexa. Just starting to flower, corolla 53mm across the flared mouth, pink; calyx darker pink; infructescence just > than the erect leaves
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-36.59333, 175.51444
175.51444, 175.51444
Last Update
16 May 2017
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