Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
-41.36854 173.103968
Verbatim locality:
Brightwater
Verbatim collector:
Lindsay Grueber
Standardised collector:
L. Grueber
Verbatim date:
22 Feb 2011
Start date:
2011-02-22
Land District:
Nelson Land District
Country:
New Zealand
Habitat:
dry (overflow) stream 'run' through a bush bul.
Notes:
The infestation is mainly confined to the over-flow area, however re-veg spray zones are readily colonised by this plant. At present extreme dryness prevails & most plants are lying on the ground. The specimen approx 1 m tall - comprises a 4 sided hairy stem with pairs of opposite leaves, serrated & with the blade base attached directly to the stem. Plant ends with a terminal spike of miniature "foxglove" like mauve flowers with speckled throat. Root zone with rhizomes.