CHR 570613 B – Agave americana L.
Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 570613 B
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
11 February 2005
Database record updated:
24 February 2023
Components
Primary component
Active identification
Determined name:
Agave americana L.
Determiner:
W.R.S. [Sykes WR]
Identification date:
2004-03-01 (Verbatim: 1/3/04)
Preferred name:
Agave americana L.
Division:
Magnoliophyta
Class:
Liliopsida
Order:
Liliales
Family:
Agavaceae
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Wanganui, Whanganui R bank (true left bank) at base of Landguard Bluff
Georeferences:
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
-39.9575 175.026
Verbatim locality:
Wanganui, Whanganui R bank (true left bank) at base of Landguard Bluff.
Verbatim collector:
C.C. Ogle 4491
Standardised collector:
Colin C. Ogle
Verbatim date:
25/2/04
Start date:
2004-02-25
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 260:
R22 831 367 (WGS84 -39.95749 175.026182)
Altitudes:
from 2m
Habitat:
among ungrazed Pennisetum clandestinum, Vinca major; on stony clay bank, west aspect.
Notes:
Plant Register ID: 2004/077One large 'rosette' c. 1.5 m diam, leaves to 1 m long. Leaves pale glaucous; prickles patent, black. Many juveniles c. 15-20 plants (mostly larger than the one enclosed), up to 2 m from largest plant. No sign of past flowering.
Observed species:
Pennisetum clandestinum
Vinca major
Vinca major
Specimen notes
Subsheet:
Sheets A to D
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