Westland, Otira Valley Head, above Goldney Glacier
Georeferences:
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
-42.9123 171.524
Verbatim locality:
Westland, Otira Valley Head, above Goldney Glacier.
Verbatim collector:
Sykes WR 99/94
Standardised collector:
William R. Sykes
Verbatim date:
29-JAN-1994
Start date:
1994-01-29
Land District:
Westland Land District
Country:
New Zealand
Altitudes:
from 1798m
Habitat:
Steep slope, rocky fell field, wet flush.
Notes:
Small herbs with stout caudex and thick white adventitious roots. Leaves glossy green. Petals 18-23x12-14mm, oblong to obovate, bright yellow, glossy above, eventually curling back towards apex. Locally common.
Specimen notes
Supplementary remarks:
Petal and leaves removed for DNA, SEM and histology
Lehnebach C.A., 31 Oct 2005