Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Aptenia cordifolia (L.) Schwantes
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, South Island, Canterbury, Port Hills, Sumner, Nicholson Park (NW-facing)
Field Collection Date
02 Jan 2016
Field Collection Notes
Trailing stems >80cm long through the grass; several colonies. Flowers purple, leaves succulent & flat. Appeared to be wild along with other succulents: Drosanthemum floribundum, Cotyledon orbiculata, Sedum praealtum, Aeonium haworthii, Crassula tetragona; and shrubs of Echium candicans. Hot, dry slope
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-43.57389, 172.77361 (± 10 m)
172.77361, 172.77361 (± 10 m)
Last Update
09 Aug 2017
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