Norfolk Island, near Stockyard Road, Cuttings Corn
Verbatim locality:
Norfolk Island, near Stockyard Road, Cuttings Corn
Verbatim collector:
W.R. Sykes Norfolk/1078
Standardised collector:
William R. Sykes
Verbatim date:
5 Dec 1987
Start date:
1987-12-05
Country:
Norfolk Island
Habitat:
Old cultivated area cleared by herbicides, slope facing north.
Notes:
Herb about 1m high, very harsh to the touch. Stems, petioles, inflorescence branches and leaf midribs purplish. Florets yellow. Phyllaries purple-tinged. 20-30 plants present. Leaf sample removed for DNA extraction Steven J. Wagstaff 1998.