Taraxacum zealandicum (misapplication T. magellanicum) is likely the best treatment for the native/endemic dandelion species for now, pending further work and closer comparison with related Australian spp.
Other identifications
Identification
Determined name:
Taraxacum magellanicum Sch.Bip.
Determiner:
P.J. Garnock-Jones
Identification date:
1985 (Verbatim: 1985)
Preferred name:
Taraxacum magellanicum Comm. ex Sch.Bip.
Active:
no
Identification type:
Determination
Identification
Determined name:
Taraxacum officinale
Determiner:
Identification date:
Preferred name:
Taraxacum officinale F.H.Wigg.
Active:
no
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Sugar Loaf
Georeferences:
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
-43.0522 171.963
Verbatim locality:
Sugar Loaf
Verbatim collector:
N.R. Fay
Standardised collector:
N. R. Fay
Verbatim date:
15 Jan
Country:
New Zealand
Altitudes:
from 1341m
Specimen notes
Supplementary remarks:
[There are over 22 Sugar Loaf and 5 Sugarloaf locations in New Zealand, with several being over 4400' or 1431m]