Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Carex sinclairii Boott
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, [North Island], Wanganui, Purua Valley, Durie Vale Road
Field Collection Date
26 Dec 2000
Field Collection Notes
Habitat: Valley floor - ungrazed road verge, damp. Locally dominant, with associated Shedonorus phoenix, Holcus lanatus.
Patch 5 x 100m, parallel with road, leaves soft, dull pale yellow-green. Rhizomatous. (First time seen in this district when not in sand dune hollows).
Ex CHR (541192), received 17 Aug 2001
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-39.93639, 175.07361 (Inf.)
175.07361, 175.07361 (Inf.)
Last Update
16 May 2017
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