CHR 517366 – Mentha spicata subsp. condensata (Briq.) Greuter & Burdet
Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 517366
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
17 September 1998
Database record updated:
24 February 2023
Components
Primary component
Active identification
Determined name:
Mentha spicata L. subsp. tomentosa (Briq.) R.Harley
Determiner:
Ogle CC
Identification date:
1998-01-25 (Verbatim: 25-JAN-1998)
Preferred name:
Mentha spicata subsp. condensata (Briq.) Greuter & Burdet
Division:
Spermatophyta
Class:
Magnoliopsida
Order:
Lamiales
Family:
Lamiaceae
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Virginia Road, Saint Johns Hill, Whanganui
Georeferences:
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
-39.909946 175.035275
Verbatim locality:
Wanganui, Wanganui City, St Johns Hill, Virginia Road
Verbatim collector:
Ogle CC 3351
Standardised collector:
Colin C. Ogle
Verbatim date:
25-JAN-1998
Start date:
1998-01-25
Land District:
Wellington Land District
Country:
New Zealand
Native lands:
Whanganui Iwi / Te Atihaunui a Pāpārangi
Whanganui Land Settlement (Lower Whanganui)
Georeferences:
New Zealand Map Series 1:
N138 571 889 (WGS84 -39.912328 175.04143)
New Zealand Map Series 260: R22 845 417 (WGS84 -39.912172 175.041206)
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84): 39°54´ S 175°2.5´ E (WGS84 -39.9 175.041667)
New Zealand Map Series 260: R22 845 417 (WGS84 -39.912172 175.041206)
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84): 39°54´ S 175°2.5´ E (WGS84 -39.9 175.041667)
Abundance:
Local
Altitudes:
from 40m
Habitat:
Floor of gully below road, on marine terrace scarp. "Waste area" of wilding exotic trees and rank pasture grasses.
Abundance:
Local
Keywords:
Gully; Humus; Loam; Lowland; Seep; Shortforest(2.5-20m); Silt; Slope; Terrace; Waste; Wet; Mudstone
Notes:
Patch about 20m diameter. Rhizomatous. Stems to 1m tall. Leaves with dense branched hairs on undersides (much longer than in Mentha suaveolens) and long unbranched hairs on upper sides (sparser but longer than in Mentha suaveolens. Peppermint smell when crushed (stronger than in Mentha suaveolens). Flowering. Common.
Observed species:
Acacia dealbata
Acacia decurrens
Salix fragilis
Acacia decurrens
Salix fragilis
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