Taraxacum zealandicum (misapplication T. magellanicum) is likely the best treatment for the native/endemic dandelion species for now, pending further work and closer comparison with related Australian spp.
Other identifications
Identification
Determined name:
Taraxacum magellanicum
Determiner:
Identification date:
Preferred name:
Taraxacum magellanicum Comm. ex Sch.Bip.
Active:
no
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Centennial Cabin, Junction of West & North Mathias Rivers, Ragged Range
Verbatim locality:
Mathias River near Centennial Cabin
Verbatim collector:
A.M. Huber
Standardised collector:
A. M. Huber
Verbatim date:
7.11.[19]86
Start date:
1986-11-07
Country:
New Zealand
Land District:
Canterbury Land District
Altitudes:
from 670m
Habitat:
montane river terrace grassland
Specimen notes
Herbarium history:
Forest Research Institute Herbarium, N.Z.F.S. – Ilam – N.Z.
Ex. Canterbury Conservancy, Department of Conservation February 2004