Taraxacum zealandicum (misapplication T. magellanicum) is likely the best treatment for the native/endemic dandelion species for now, pending further work and closer comparison with related Australian spp.
Other identifications
Identification
Determined name:
Taraxacum aff. magellanicum Schultz-Bip.
Determiner:
Identification date:
Preferred name:
Taraxacum magellanicum Comm. ex Sch.Bip.
Active:
no
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Dunstan Mountains
Georeferences:
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
-44.904049 169.500815
Verbatim locality:
Dunstan Mountains
Verbatim collector:
Peter Heenan
Standardised collector:
Peter B. Heenan
Verbatim date:
2 December 1996
Start date:
1996-12-02
Country:
New Zealand
Land District:
Otago Land District
Native lands:
Ngāi Tahu
Georeferences:
New Zealand Map Series 260:
G41 (WGS84 -44.978699 169.449505)
Notes:
G 456/96. DNA voucher.
Other collection events
Collection event type:
Cultivated
Standard locality
Location:
Lincoln, Landcare Research
Georeferences:
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
-43.640337 172.477044