Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Hydrocotyle pterocarpa F.Muell.
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, North Island, southern Kaipara, South Head, N Waller property
Field Collection Date
07 Mar 2012
Field Collection Notes
A large wetland complex, growing under dense manuka in bog, with occasional Cordyline in canopy. Understorey dominated by dense swards of Machaerina teretifolia with Carex secta locally common. Deer and pigs keeping understorey open. Hydrocotyle pterocarpa abundant with Nertera and also in deeper water sprawling through rushes and sedges. In fruit. Also growing along animal tracks
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-36.44458, 174.22545 (± 10 m)
174.22545, 174.22545 (± 10 m)
Last Update
02 Sep 2020
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