Leaves glabrous except for erect to retrose hairs at base an on sheath, brownish-red, young sheath pinkish purple. Cultivated plants with scabrid leaves and keys to Festuca novae-zelandiae.
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
McPhees Rock, Rock and Pillar Range
Georeferences:
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
-45.471 169.993
Verbatim locality:
McPhees Rock, Rock and Pillar Range
Verbatim collector:
Mike Thorsen 058/16
Standardised collector:
Mike J. Thorsen
Collectors reference no.:
058/16
Verbatim date:
26/3/2016
Start date:
2016-03-26
Country:
New Zealand
Land District:
Otago Land District
Native lands:
Ngāi Tahu
Georeferences:
New Zealand Transverse Mercator:
1364818E 4959956N (WGS84 -45.474276 169.991079)
Habitat:
Silver tussockland and cushionfield
Notes:
Scattered. Distinctive dark brown tussocks. First record for Rock and Pillar Range?
Other collection events
Collection event type:
Cultivated
Standard locality
Location:
Opoho, Dunedin
Georeferences:
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
-45.855 170.532
Verbatim locality:
Opoho, Dunedin
Verbatim collector:
Mike Thorsen
Standardised collector:
Mike J. Thorsen
Verbatim date:
8/12/2016
Start date:
2016-12-08
Country:
New Zealand
Land District:
Otago Land District
Specimen notes
Herbarium history:
Duplicate in Thorsen Herbarium and in live collection. Cultivated material collected 28/12/16 at CHR, OTA, Thorsen herbarium and in live collection