S. Is., Nelson: Arthur Range, summit plateau of Hoary Head
Verbatim collector:
Allan J. Fife 7503
Standardised collector:
Allan J. Fife
Verbatim date:
25 Feb. 1986
Start date:
1986-02-25
Country:
New Zealand
Land District:
Nelson Land District
Native lands:
Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō
Ngāti Kōata
Ngāti Kuia
Ngāti Rārua
Ngāti Tama ki Te Tau Ihu
Ngāti Toa Rangatira
Te Atiawa o Te Waka-a-Māui
Georeferences:
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
41°07´ S 172°48´ E (WGS84 -41.116666 172.8)
New Zealand Map Series 1:
S13 19- 47- (WGS84 -41.130517 172.801449)
Altitudes:
from 1390m to 1440m
Habitat:
Alpine Poa colensoi - Celmisia spectablis var augustifolia [Celmisia spectabilis var. angustifolia] - Hebe topiaria - dominated grassland with scattered low shrubs; abundant outcrops of marble bedrock and dolines; in basin on summit plateau; 1390-1440 m
Microhabitat:
bare soil with R. lanuginosum
Notes:
Bryophytes of New Zealand
sterile
rare on Hoary Head
Observed species:
Celmisia spectabilis var. augustifolia Hebe topiaria Poa colensoi Racomitrium lanuginosum