Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Hydrocotyle hydrophila Petrie
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
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Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, North Island, Auckland, Hunua, Wairoa River, several km downstream of the falls and upstream from the McNichol Roadend
Field Collection Date
13 Apr 2016
Field Collection Notes
Rocky channel bar, muddy river side ledges and bouldery point bars at various locations along this stretch of the river with rapids. Turf communities were probably once common here but are now swamped with weeds and rank grass. Small form of Hypericum pusillum in sandy mud between boulders, with Glossostigma elatinoides, Crassula ruamahunga. Epilobium spp and many other native and exotic herbs and grasses. Plants found in muddy ledges in weed free areas along pools and on silty mud amongst rocks and boulders in point and channel bars. Rare along this stretch of the river. Collected during surveys for Auckland Council
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-37.04833, 175.07917 (± 10 m)
175.07917, 175.07917 (± 10 m)
Last Update
18 Aug 2021
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