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Philotheca pungens

natural science
  • Field Collection Place
  • Field Collection Date
    29 Sep 2017
  • Accession Number
    AK376724
  • Accession Date
    05 Jun 2019
  • Department
Philotheca pungens, AK376724, © Auckland Museum CC BY

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Natural Science Specimen

  • Classifier
  • Scientific Name
    Philotheca pungens (Lindl.) Paul G. Wilson
  • Classification
  • Family
  • Genus
  • Species
  • Specimen Category
  • Storage Method
  • Field Collection Place
  • Locality Description
    Australia, Victoria, western Victoria, Little Desert National Park, Campground Track between Kiata S Road and Salt Lake Track
  • Field Collection Date
    29 Sep 2017
  • Field Collection Notes
    Roadside in mallee eucalypt woodland. Pale brown stony soil. Spreading shrub c. 40 cm tall, 1 m diameter, dense. Corolla white adaxially, rosy pink on abaxial side. Leaves dark green above, mid green below. Associated taxa: Eucalyptus costata subsp. murrayana, Hysterobaekea behrii, Callitris, Glischrocaryon behrii, Melaleuca wilsonii, Melaleuca uncinata, Micromyrtus ciliata, Allocasuarina sp., Hibbertia? riparia, Eutaxia microphylla, Daviesia pectinata. Ex MEL (2416618)
  • Field Collector
  • Field Collection latitude/longitude
    -36.44739, 141.78467 (± 50 m)
    141.78467, 141.78467 (± 50 m)

  • Last Update
    05 Mar 2021

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