Systematics Collections Data

CHR 483289 – Carex appressa R.Br.

Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 483289
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
01 March 1995
Database record updated:
24 February 2023
Components
Primary component
Active identification
Determined name:
Carex cf. appressa
Determiner:
H.D. Wilson
Identification date:
1986-01-24 (Verbatim: 24 Jan 1986)
Preferred name:
Carex appressa R.Br.
Division:
Magnoliophyta
Class:
Liliopsida
Order:
Cyperales
Family:
Cyperaceae
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Canterbury, Banks Peninsula, McQueens Valley near Gebbies and McQueens Passes
Georeferences:
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):  -43.7044  172.646 
Verbatim locality:
Canterbury, Banks Peninsula, McQueens Valley near Gebbies and McQueens Passes
Verbatim collector:
H.D. Wilson BP878
Standardised collector:
Hugh D. Wilson
Verbatim date:
24 Jan 1986
Start date:
1986-01-24
Country:
New Zealand
Land District:
Canterbury Land District
Native lands:
Ngāi Tahu
Georeferences:
New Zealand Map Series 1:   S84 01- 35-  (WGS84 -43.700382 172.651477)
New Zealand Map Series 260:   M36 81- 22-  (WGS84 -43.704405 172.646269)
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):  43°42´ S 172°38´ E  (WGS84 -43.7 172.633333)
Abundance:
Local
Altitudes:
from 50m
Habitat:
Gully through rough pasture.
Abundance:
Local
Keywords:
Gully; Lowland; Pasture
Notes:
Coarse clump, much less tussocky and with robust culms, wider leaves and fatter inflorescences than C. virgata in gullies in vicinity, but not clear in the field whether this is not just an appressa - like variant in a virgata population. Leaves about 4.5mm wide.
Permissions
Project permits
Reference:
CHR Collection - Local Contexts
Biocultural (BC) Notice