I consider that most or all of the capsules in this collecction (which was made in the spring or early summer) resulted from a fertilization during the previous growing season and that the mature or nearly mature capsules have overwintered prior to their collection.
Other identifications
Identification
Determined name:
Pleurophascum grandiglobum Lindb.
Determiner:
Identification date:
Preferred name:
Pleurophascum grandiglobum Lindb.
Active:
no
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Denniston Plateau, lake at roadside on Whareatea Mine Road
Georeferences:
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
-41.7442 171.801
Verbatim locality:
Denniston Plateau, lake at roadside on Whareatea Mine Road
Verbatim collector:
Macmillan BH 97/47
Standardised collector:
Bryony H. Macmillan
Verbatim date:
29-NOV-1997
Start date:
1997-11-29
Land District:
Nelson Land District
Country:
New Zealand
Native lands:
Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō
Ngāti Rārua
Ngāti Toa Rangatira
Te Atiawa o Te Waka-a-Māui
Georeferences:
New Zealand Map Series 1:
S24 274 738 (WGS84 -41.74425 171.801346)
New Zealand Map Series 260:
L29 103 396 (WGS84 -41.744181 171.801495)
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
41°44´ S 171°48.1´ E (WGS84 -41.733333 171.801667)
Abundance:
Occasional
Altitudes:
from 660m
Habitat:
Under low stature Leptospermum scoparium.
Abundance:
Occasional
Notes:
Fallen capsules are flat. Spores inside are a gelatinous mass, or capsules are empty.