Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Papaver somniferum setigerum L.
Classification
Family
Genus
Subname
setigerum
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, North Island, Auckland Region, Inner Gulf Islands District, Tiritiri Matangi Island, behind the bunkhouse
Field Collection Date
22 Oct 2010
Field Collection Notes
Single wild plant flowering (petals purple with dark spot at base); on the mound created by the burying of the sewerage tanks. Possibly came in on machinery used to dig sewerage system? "First record for the island" EKC
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-36.60778, 174.89667
174.89667, 174.89667
Last Update
09 Aug 2017
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