CHR 529348 – Urtica ferox G.Forst.
Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 529348
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
11 May 1999
Database record updated:
24 February 2023
Components
Primary component
Active identification
Determined name:
Urtica ferox G.Forst.
Determiner:
Dr. M. Weigend (BSB)
Identification date:
2007-05 (Verbatim: May 2007)
Preferred name:
Urtica ferox G.Forst.
Division:
Spermatophyta
Class:
Magnoliopsida
Order:
Urticales
Family:
Urticaceae
Identification type:
Determination
Note:
Biologie - Systematische Botanik und Pflanzengeographie, Freie Universitat Berlin, Germany
Other identifications
Identification
Determined name:
Urtica ferox G.Forst.
Determiner:
Identification date:
Preferred name:
Urtica ferox G.Forst.
Active:
no
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Christchurch, Deans Avenue, Old Canterbury Stock Sale Yards
Georeferences:
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
-43.5333 172.61
Verbatim locality:
Christchurch, Old Canterbury Sale Yards, Deans Avenue
Verbatim collector:
Healy AJ 97/32
Standardised collector:
Arthur J. Healy
Verbatim date:
19-MAY-1998
Start date:
1998-05-19
Land District:
Canterbury Land District
Country:
New Zealand
Native lands:
Ngāi Tahu
Georeferences:
New Zealand Map Series 1:
S84 976 553 (WGS84 -43.537894 172.604261)
New Zealand Map Series 260: M35 78- 41- (WGS84 -43.533279 172.610144)
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84): 43°32´ S 172°36.2´ E (WGS84 -43.533333 172.603333)
New Zealand Map Series 260: M35 78- 41- (WGS84 -43.533279 172.610144)
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84): 43°32´ S 172°36.2´ E (WGS84 -43.533333 172.603333)
Habitat:
In crack of concrete paving of sheep pens.
Notes:
Single plant observed through yards. Seeds dispersed on animals from Banks Peninsula ? Tolerant of high nitrogen content of soil. Over many years in the field and numerous contacts with this species, the stinging sustained when collecting this specimen was more severe and intense; the pain was still intense the following day, and was still faint 48 hours after collection.
Specimen notes
Voucher (DNA):
Urtica ferox G.Forst.
Leaf sample removed for DNA extraction
Smissen R, 23 September 2005
Smissen R, 23 September 2005
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