Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Asplenium flabellifolium Cav.
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, South Island, Banks Peninsula, Le Bons Bay, forested stream gully east of Dalglishs Road
Field Collection Date
31 Mar 2019
Field Collection Notes
Abundant tufted terrestrial fern beneath 5m divaricating shrubbery/low regenerating forest. Forming large areas (to tens of metres squared) of almost pure appressed sward - spectacular. Induced by occasional grazing?
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-43.74847, 173.12761 (± 10 m)
173.12761, 173.12761 (± 10 m)
Last Update
20 Dec 2022
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