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, South Island, Picton, domain at base of the town (below High Street)
Field Collection Date
29 Dec 2020
Field Collection Notes
Over the frond bases, c.1.3m up the trunk of a Phoenix palm (the most E of a row of 5). Also epiphytic on the same trunk: Pseudopanax arboreus (several), a lush patch of Microsorum pustulatum, Asplenium flaccidum (occasional), toadflax (locally common), a small cabbage tree and a cushion of Leptostomum (AK381683)
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-41.2885, 174.00739 (± 10 m)
174.00739, 174.00739 (± 10 m)
Last Update
31 Mar 2021
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