Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Luzula pumila Hook.f.
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, South Island, Fiordland, up Borland Valley, track to Mt Eldrig, granite tors and deflation basin
Field Collection Date
12 Jan 2020
Field Collection Notes
Only plant present on otherwise bare deflation surface of white granite crystals. Forming distinctive dark colonies deeply rooted into substrate. All this material forming one tight cushion. Auckland Botanical Society field trip 6-13 Jan 2020, based at Borland Lodge.
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-45.74711, 167.45508 (± 10 m)
167.45508, 167.45508 (± 10 m)
Last Update
29 Apr 2021
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