Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Wahlenbergia vernicosa J.A.Petterson
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
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Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, North Island, Auckland Region, Inner Hauraki Gulf Islands, western Rakino Island, end of peninsula between West and Woody Bays; "West islet"
Field Collection Date
15 Nov 2020
Field Collection Notes
Locally frequent on a steep, SW-facing slope of a SE-facing gut; flowers pale blue. Not seen elsewhere on the islet. Plants among small Vulpis bromoides, adjacent to a clump of Astelia banksii; a fine flowering specimen of Linum monogynum also present here and another that wasn't flowering.
Collected as part of a Botanical Survey of Rakino Island
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-36.71972, 174.93861 (± 10 m)
174.93861, 174.93861 (± 10 m)
Last Update
31 May 2021
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