Lake Ohau Road Side.(Ben Ohau range). Glen Lyon Road out of Twizel follows power plant water canal. Follow canal to gravel road around Lake Ohau. 50 meters down the road from 461, 462 and 463
Georeferences:
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
-44.271 169.921
Verbatim locality:
Lake Ohau Road Side.(Ben Ohau range). Glen Lyon Road out of Twizel follows power plant water canal. Follow canal to gravel road around Lake Ohau. 50 meters down the road from 461, 462 & 463.
Verbatim collector:
C Bush & S Wagstaff 464
Standardised collector:
C. Bush; S. J. Wagstaff
Verbatim date:
April 6 2008
Start date:
2008-04-06
Land District:
Canterbury Land District
Country:
New Zealand
Native lands:
Ngāi Tahu
Georeferences:
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
44°16.26´ S 169°55.27´ E (WGS84 -44.271 169.921167)
Abundance:
Common
Altitudes:
from 546m
Habitat:
Open and sunny flat area above roadside. Very exposed. Not many shrubs in this area: more grasses. 50 meters down the road from 461, 462 & 463.
Abundance:
Common
Notes:
This is a putative hybrid between Gaultheria crassa and Gaultheria parvula. ~ 8 cm tall. Greenish branchlet. Solitary or compressed raceme. Large pink calyx, darker pink near tips. Light pink berry. Berry 3 mm high × 5 mm wide. Calyx 5 mm high × 10 mm wide. Many fruits present on plants.