Golden Bay, near Takaka, start of Pupu Springs Road
Georeferences:
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
-40.85 172.763
Verbatim locality:
Golden Bay, near Takaka, start of Pupu Springs Road
Verbatim collector:
Sykes WR 34/96
Standardised collector:
William R. Sykes
Verbatim date:
16-JAN-1996
Start date:
1996-01-16
Land District:
Nelson Land District
Country:
New Zealand
Habitat:
On steep bank with dense shrub covering.
Notes:
Shrubs to 1m high, the slender flexuous branches often curving downwards. Young shoots brown or pinkish-brown, terete. Leaves glaucous beneath. Flowers golden, forming a shallow cup 4-6cm across. Petals to c.3.2cm long, ± broad obovate but somewhat asymmetric. Stamens golden, much < petals. Pistil pale green.