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 Comm.
Determiner:
H.D. Wilson
Identification date:
1971 (Verbatim: 1971)
Preferred name:
Taraxacum magellanicum Comm. ex Sch.Bip.
Active:
no
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Separation Stream, Godley River Valley, Aoraki Mount Cook National Park
Georeferences:
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
43.496073 S 170.510913 E (WGS84 -43.496073 170.510913)
Verbatim locality:
Separation Stream, Godley
Verbatim collector:
H.D. Wilson
Standardised collector:
Hugh D. Wilson
Verbatim date:
15/1/[19]71
Start date:
1971-01-15
Country:
New Zealand
Land District:
Canterbury Land District
Altitudes:
from 1372m
Habitat:
Vegetated ground in bouldery riverbed near flushed area
Specimen notes
Herbarium history:
Mount Cook National Park
Herbarium
No. 1556
[Transferred from Mount Cook Herbarium, Department of Conservation Date: 3 May 2006]