Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
-39.585735 176.126405
Verbatim locality:
Rangitikei, NW Ruahine Range, Reporoa Bog
Verbatim collector:
G Rogers (Ogle 4780)
Standardised collector:
Geoff Rogers
Verbatim date:
8 Mar 2005
Start date:
2005-03-08
Land District:
Wellington Land District
Country:
New Zealand
Georeferences:
New Zealand Map Series 260:
U21 785 753 (WGS84 -39.584879 176.126219)
Abundance:
Local
Altitudes:
from 1060m
Habitat:
Main stream outflow from peat mire; channels and 'holes' in mire adjoining the stream, with tall tussocks & rushes.Chionochloa rubra - Empodisma minus hummocks - growing on the hummocks.
OccasionalfruitAll these culms off the largest plant seen; foliage soft, slightly glaucous. > 100 plants seen along c. 200 m of stream banks. (culms minus bases and roots!)
Observed species:
Chionochloa rubra Empodisma minus
Specimen notes
Supplementary remarks:
Seeds have been taken for research by Dr Haiqin Zhang, Triticeae Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, China.
Redmond DN, 23 Jan 2008