Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Oxalis pes-caprae L.
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
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Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, North Island, Auckland City, Balmoral, behind the Mt Eden War Memorial Hall (SW side), south side of carpark off Brixton Road
Field Collection Date
18 Jul 2020
Field Collection Notes
On the tall root base of a large Phoenix canariensis (8m trunk), 1.5 -2.0m above the ground. Locally common over c.0.5 x 1 m area. Bright yellow flowers, sepals red-tipped. In a mass of veldt grass and an occasional Sonchus oleraceus & Medicago polymorpha. Rock pigeons nesting in the palm canopy above - perhaps dropping nesting material below
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-36.88586, 174.74694 (± 10 m)
174.74694, 174.74694 (± 10 m)
Last Update
10 May 2021
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