Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Lespedeza thunbergii (DC.)Nakai
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, North Island, Gisborne Land District, Eastwoodhill Arboretum, growing in G Clapperton's nursery
Field Collection Date
16 Mar 1995
Field Collection Notes
Perennial shrub, growing to ~8m wide. Dies down each year. Larger leaves at base of plant. Deep magenta coloured flowers turning puple as they mature. Leaves a dull dark-green colour, in 3's. Long flower spike borne from leaf axil. Leaves grey-green underneath.
Ex Eastwoodhill Arboretum, "EWH" 266, received Sept 2018
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-38.56172, 177.71867 (± 250 m)
177.71867, 177.71867 (± 250 m)
Last Update
26 Aug 2021
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