6km West of Charing Cross, on Bealey Road at intersection with Greendale Road
Georeferences:
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
-43.5495 172.078
Verbatim locality:
6km West of Charing Cross, on Bealey Road at intersection with Greendale Road
Verbatim collector:
Heenan PB; FitzJohn RG
Standardised collector:
Peter B. Heenan; R. G. FitzJohn
Verbatim date:
30 Sep 2003
Start date:
2003-09-30
Land District:
Canterbury Land District
Country:
New Zealand
Native lands:
Ngāi Tahu
Georeferences:
New Zealand Map Series 260:
L36 2435502 5739361 (WGS84 -43.5495 172.077924)
Altitudes:
from 167m
Habitat:
Habitat type: RoadVerge. Surrounding land use: Paddock. Site disturbed, but <50% bare ground. Site not controlled by mowing or spraying.
Notes:
50 plants in the population, in area 2 by 100 metres. Flow profile consistent with Brassica rapa: ratio of 0.161 relative to Hieracium pilosella × H. caespitosum (Main peak = 92.69, Control peak = 576.23) - see Heenan et al. (2004). Was plant number 12/2 (Gene flow assessment project 2003 collection number).
Observed species:
Brassica rapa var. oleifera Brassica rapa var. rapa Brassica rapa var. oleifera 'Ceres Hunter'