Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Callitriche stagnalis Scop.
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, North Island, Auckland Region, N Awhitu, W of Lighthouse Rd, private property bordering paper road and coastal reserve
Field Collection Date
22 Nov 2011
Field Collection Notes
Growing around a coastal seepage at the base of an active dune in a gully between cleared & farmed Holocene dunes. The seepage being caused by dunes impounding the small stream which would normally run to the coastal cliffs. The vegetation is dominated primarily by Paspalum & Persicaria species, with Kikuyu & Isolepis prolifer also common. Callitriche stagnalis also common at site.
[Fruit 1.3 mm diameter, orbicular - R O Gardner, Jun 2012]
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-37.061, 174.54011
174.54011, 174.54011
Last Update
09 Aug 2017
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