Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Sedum mexicanum Britton
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, North Island, Auckland City, ex Devonport, Cheltenham Beach (S end, in front of 2nd-to last property), by North Head
Field Collection Date
21 Nov 2016
Field Collection Notes
Originally locally common small sterile plants scattered on a sloping rock/concrete retaining wall (see AK358336). Open site, not planted, perhaps dropped down from garden above? One of these sterile plants collected 29 Aug 2015 grown onto flowering at 10 Thames Street, Mt Eden. Flowers yellow, inflorencences on long (to 23 cm) spreading branches, leafy shoots erect to 6cm tall. Also a separate small rooted plant growing next to main plant - vegetatively established from piece dropped off the main plant?
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-36.8257, 174.81074 (± 10 m)
174.81074, 174.81074 (± 10 m)
Last Update
10 Mar 2017
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