Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Hypnum cupressiforme Hedw.
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
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", south side
Field Collection Date
15 Nov 2020
Field Collection Notes
Local, open mossy slope on a steep, S-facing slope above a SE-facing gut. This moss dominating an area c.4 x 5 m, coppery-golden colour in full sun; mixed with Chiloscyphus semeteres; Thelymitra sp. (past flowering, narrow flat leaf) frequent in the moss. Fertile.
Collected as part of a Botanical Survey of Rakino Island
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-36.71806, 174.93861 (± 10 m)
174.93861, 174.93861 (± 10 m)
Last Update
19 Oct 2023
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