Christchurch, Riccarton Road, near Kirkwood Intermediate School
Georeferences:
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
-43.5287 172.585
Verbatim locality:
Christchurch, Riccarton road, near Kirkwood Intermediate School
Verbatim collector:
W.R. Sykes 83/87
Standardised collector:
William R. Sykes
Verbatim date:
19 Mar 1987
Start date:
1987-03-19
Land District:
Canterbury Land District
Country:
New Zealand
Native lands:
Ngāi Tahu
Georeferences:
New Zealand Map Series 260:
M35 76- 41- (WGS84 -43.533193 172.585402)
Abundance:
Common
Habitat:
Waste area; originally a dwelling site but bulldozed over.
Abundance:
Common
Notes:
Erect, fibrous-rooted herb. Shoots pinkish.Bracts red. Inflorescence curving downwards after anthesis. Perianth becoming deep crimson after anthesis; segments c.4x2.5mm, broadly elliptic. Filaments white or pale pink, becoming red. Very common.DOM/AS: Herbs.