CHR 624948 – Rytidosperma merum Connor & Edgar
Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 624948
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
03 April 2013
Database record updated:
24 February 2023
Components
Primary component
Active identification
Determined name:
Rytidosperma merum
Determiner:
Mike Harding
Identification date:
2013-03 (Verbatim: Mar 2013)
Preferred name:
Rytidosperma merum Connor & Edgar
Division:
Magnoliophyta
Class:
Liliopsida
Order:
Cyperales
Family:
Gramineae
Identification type:
Determination
Note:
Conf.: Kerry Ford 28/03/2013 Despite the lemma lobes not being twice as long as lemma.
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Old Man Range, Balmoral Station, Mackenzie Basin
Verbatim locality:
Old Man Range, Balmoral Station, Mackenzie Basin
Verbatim collector:
Mike Harding
Standardised collector:
M. Harding
Verbatim date:
Mar 2013
Start date:
2013-03
Land District:
Canterbury Land District
Country:
New Zealand
Native lands:
Ngāi Tahu
Georeferences:
New Zealand Transverse Mercator:
1388439E 5126038N (WGS84 -43.988335 170.361773)
Habitat:
Gently sloping slope at the toe of the northwest facing scarp slope
Notes:
At this location it is an important component (c. 5-10% cover) of a grassland community. Other important species present are Agrostis capillaris, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Elymus solandri and Festuca novae-zelandiae. Rytidosperma merum is also present in a more open grassland community at this site. Other species present there are Pilosella officinarum, Pilosella piloselloides ssp. praealta, Trifolium repens, Trifolium arvense, Hypericum perforatum and Muehlenbeckia complexa.Adjacent to the site is a shrubland community with Rosa rubiginosa, Coprosma propinqua, Discaria toumatou, Corokia cotoneaster, Carmichaelia petriei, Melicytus alpinus agg., Parsonsia capsularis and Olearia odorata. Also present is Scandia geniculata [CHR 624949], at the only location that I observed this species on Balmoral Station.
Observed species:
Agrostis capillaris
Anthoxanthum odoratum
Elymus solandri
Festuca novae-zelandiae
Pilosella officinarum
Pilosella piloselloides subsp. praealta
Trifolium repens
Trifolium arvense
Hypericum perforatum
Muehlenbeckia complexa
Rosa rubiginosa
Coprosma propinqua
Discaria toumatou
Corokia cotoneaster
Carmichaelia petriei
Melicytus alpinus agg.
Parsonsia capsularis
Olearia odorata
Scandia geniculata
Anthoxanthum odoratum
Elymus solandri
Festuca novae-zelandiae
Pilosella officinarum
Pilosella piloselloides subsp. praealta
Trifolium repens
Trifolium arvense
Hypericum perforatum
Muehlenbeckia complexa
Rosa rubiginosa
Coprosma propinqua
Discaria toumatou
Corokia cotoneaster
Carmichaelia petriei
Melicytus alpinus agg.
Parsonsia capsularis
Olearia odorata
Scandia geniculata
Assigned reference numbers
Plant Identification Number:
2012/0597
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