Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Oenothera glazioviana Micheli
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, North Island, Rodney,Waiwera, spit at northern end of settlement near estuary mouth
Field Collection Date
19 Sep 2011
Field Collection Notes
Weed dominated spit at northern end of Waiwera settlement near to mouth of Waiwera estuary. Plant to 1m tall in full flower, growing in dunes, many juveniles plant forming mats of rosettes throughout. Abundant at site, growing amongst Spinifex with a suite of other exotic plants, Hypochoeris, Leontodon, Crepis, Paspalum, Oxalis spp and many more. Spit has a canopy of actively regenerating Banksia integrifolia with an understory of dense Polygala myrtifolia
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-36.54417, 174.70722
174.70722, 174.70722
Last Update
09 Aug 2017
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