Banks Peninsula, Charteris Bay, Orton Bradley Park
Georeferences:
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
-43.6593 172.703
Verbatim locality:
Banks Peninsula, Charteris Bay, Orton Bradley Estate
Verbatim collector:
WR Sykes 161/00
Standardised collector:
William R. Sykes
Verbatim date:
31.10.00
Start date:
2000-10-31
Land District:
Canterbury Land District
Country:
New Zealand
Habitat:
Rock garden
Notes:
Fleshy-stemmed herb; stems to c. 13 mm diam. Leaf lamina shiny papillate beneath. Pedicels > petioles. Sepals almost triangular-hastate and appearing as if winged. Petals c. 1.5 cm long, yellow; claw very slender; limb obovate. Stamens of longer whorl slightly exserted. Style slightly < longer stames. Viable seeds freely produced and spontaneous. Plants fairly common among rocks in open ground. Accidently introduced several years ago with a collection of succulent plants.