Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Atriplex prostrata DC.
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
[New Zealand, South Island,] Canterbury, Banks Peninsula, Governors Bay, on bank just above high water line
Field Collection Date
22 Mar 1981
Field Collection Notes
Partly growing below scrub. Plants +/- mealy. Stems spreading to suberect, often purplish-red at the nodes and on ribs. Leaves green or grey-green. Perianth c.0.5m often reddish-tinged. Bracteoles of female flowers with marginal teeth and apex and tubercles, tipped reddish-purple. A few plants without bracteole tubercles. CHR duplicate. Ex Botany Division, D.S.I.R., New Zealand.
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-43.62408, 172.65203 (± 1 km)
172.65203, 172.65203 (± 1 km)
Last Update
07 Feb 2023 14:36
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