Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Cuscuta epithymum (L.) L.
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, North Island, Auckland Region, Kaipatiki, Glenfield, just above the Kaipatiki nursery
Field Collection Date
02 Dec 2017
Field Collection Notes
A single patch, c.20 x 30cm, in the open in a mown lawn, near the bush margin; plants attached to a clover. Patch obvious because of the pink and white flowers. Style filiform, petals acute.
Collected during a Botanical Society field trip
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-36.79125, 174.70796 (± 10 m)
174.70796, 174.70796 (± 10 m)
Last Update
21 Aug 2020
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