Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Rytidosperma caespitosum (Gaudich.) Connor & Edgar
Classification
Family
Genus
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Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, North Island, Coromandel Region, Broken Hills, near carpark at end of Puketui Road (N entrance to Broken Hills)
Field Collection Date
05 Dec 2016
Field Collection Notes
Locally common in open, flat clay area on side of track. Stems erect, to c.80 cm tall, plants tufted, on margin of old road (now a walking track), by young kanuka (2-3 m tall) with some gorse. With sweet vernal and Paspalum ?urvillei.
Collected during the 2016 John Child Bryophyte Workshop
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-37.10654, 175.73769 (± 10 m)
175.73769, 175.73769 (± 10 m)
Last Update
28 Apr 2017
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