Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Ceratodon purpureus (Hedw.) Brid.
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, North Island, Coromandel Ecological Region, Mayor Ecological District, Tuhua (Mayor Island), above Opo Bay, Tokimataa Peninsula, Te Panui (above Opo Bay)
Field Collection Date
27 Jan 2012
Field Collection Notes
Common on exposed, compacted soil kept clear of taller vegetation by wind and drips from overhead canopy of pohutukawa (Metrosideros excelsa). Associated with Chiloscyphus semiteres var. semiteres and Lepidozia pumila.
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-37.30889, 176.25667
176.25667, 176.25667
Last Update
24 May 2017
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