Systematics Collections Data

CHR 482706 – Rytidosperma gracile (Hook.f.) Connor & Edgar

Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 482706
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
01 March 1995
Database record updated:
24 February 2023
Components
Primary component
Active identification
Determined name:
Rytidosperma gracile (Hook.f.) Connor & Edgar
Determiner:
Wilson HD
Identification date:
1988-01 (Verbatim: JAN-1988)
Preferred name:
Rytidosperma gracile (Hook.f.) Connor & Edgar
Division:
Magnoliophyta
Class:
Liliopsida
Order:
Cyperales
Family:
Gramineae
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Canterbury, Banks Peninsula: slopes above Mount Herbert Scenic Reserve
Georeferences:
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):  -43.6957  172.746 
Verbatim locality:
Canterbury, Banks Peninsula: slopes above Mount Herbert Scenic Reserve
Verbatim collector:
Wilson HD BP1268
Standardised collector:
Hugh D. Wilson
Verbatim date:
8-JAN-1988
Start date:
1988-01-08
Land District:
Canterbury Land District
Country:
New Zealand
Native lands:
Ngāi Tahu
Georeferences:
New Zealand Map Series 1:   S84 09- 36-  (WGS84 -43.691204 172.742036)
New Zealand Map Series 260:   M36 89- 23-  (WGS84 -43.695664 172.745554)
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):  43°41´ S 172°44´ E  (WGS84 -43.683333 172.733333)
Abundance:
Common
Altitudes:
from 840m
Habitat:
On rather flushed, damp, subalpine slopes, growing out of moss cushions.
Abundance:
Common
Keywords:
Flush; Seep; Slope; Subalpine; Wet
Notes:
Low grass. Collected because it looked like Rytidosperma nigricans, but it appears to be small R. Gracile.
Observed species:
Festuca novae-zelandiae
Hypnum cupressiforme
Polytrichum juniperinum
Permissions
Project permits
Reference:
CHR Collection - Local Contexts
Biocultural (BC) Notice