CHR 517367 – Mentha spicata L. subsp. spicata
Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 517367
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. spicata
Determiner:
Ogle CC
Identification date:
1998-01-28 (Verbatim: 28-JAN-1998)
Preferred name:
Mentha spicata L. subsp. spicata
Division:
Spermatophyta
Class:
Magnoliopsida
Order:
Lamiales
Family:
Lamiaceae
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Wanganui, Wanganui City, St Johns Hill, below Great North Road
Georeferences:
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
-39.923 175.039
Verbatim locality:
Wanganui, Wanganui City, St Johns Hill, below Great North Road
Verbatim collector:
Ogle CC 3352
Standardised collector:
Colin C. Ogle
Verbatim date:
28-JAN-1998
Start date:
1998-01-28
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 569 876 (WGS84 -39.923025 175.03922)
New Zealand Map Series 260: R22 843 405 (WGS84 -39.92302 175.039193)
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84): 39°55´ S 175°2.3´ E (WGS84 -39.916667 175.038333)
New Zealand Map Series 260: R22 843 405 (WGS84 -39.92302 175.039193)
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84): 39°55´ S 175°2.3´ E (WGS84 -39.916667 175.038333)
Abundance:
Local
Altitudes:
from 30m
Habitat:
Foot of marine terrace scarp - swampy area in gap between old planted trees.
Abundance:
Local
Keywords:
Flush; Gap; Lowland; Open; Shaded; Sheltered; Silt; Slope; Sunny; Swamp; Tallforest(>20m); Terrace; Unconsolidated; Wet
Notes:
No flowers seen through whole summer. Plant rhizomatous. Spearmint odour when crushed - less obvious than in Mentha spicata ssp. tomentosa (3351 CHR 517366). Occasional.
Observed species:
Calystegia sepium
Carex geminata tag name large
Cordyline australis
Dacrycarpus dacrydioides
Carex geminata tag name large
Cordyline australis
Dacrycarpus dacrydioides
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