Just South of Rangitata, on Orari-Rangitata Highway (SH1)
Georeferences:
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
-44.0731 171.36
Verbatim locality:
Just South of Rangitata, on Orari-Rangitata Highway (SH1)
Verbatim collector:
Heenan PB; FitzJohn RG
Standardised collector:
Peter B. Heenan; R. G. FitzJohn
Verbatim date:
23 Oct 2003
Start date:
2003-10-23
Country:
New Zealand
Land District:
Canterbury Land District
Native lands:
Ngāi Tahu
Georeferences:
New Zealand Map Series 260:
K37 2378671 5680311 (WGS84 -44.073102 171.360398)
Altitudes:
from 114m
Habitat:
Habitat type: RoadVerge. Habitat note: Along short grassy roadside verge - high density of plants. Surrounding land use: Paddock. Site disturbed, but <50% bare ground. Site not controlled by mowing or spraying.
Notes:
1000 plants in the population, in area 2 by 300 metres. Flow profile consistent with Brassica rapa: ratio of 0.182 relative to Hieracium pilosella × H. caespitosum (Main peak = 111.31875, Control peak = 610.63) - see Heenan et al. (2004). Was plant number 91/2 (Gene flow assessment project 2003 collection number).
Specimen notes
Voucher (DNA):
Leaf sample removed for DNA analysis for Alex McAlvay, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Feb 2107