CHR 660369 – Rumex obtusifolius L.
Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 660369
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
29 September 2020
Database record updated:
18 June 2022
Components
Primary component
Active identification
Determined name:
Rumex obtusifolius L.
Determiner:
JRK
Identification date:
1948-01-10 (Verbatim: January 10th [1948])
Preferred name:
Rumex obtusifolius L.
Division:
Spermatophyta
Class:
Magnoliopsida
Order:
Polygonales
Family:
Polygonaceae
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Standard locality
Location:
Lincoln University, Lincoln
Georeferences:
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
-43.644 172.466
Verbatim locality:
C.A.C. [Canterbury Agriculture College]
Verbatim collector:
JRK
Standardised collector:
JRK
Verbatim date:
January 10th [1948]
Start date:
1948-01-10
Country:
New Zealand
Land District:
Canterbury Land District
Native lands:
Ngāi Tahu
Georeferences:
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
-43.645941 172.462302
Notes:
Dock is common in medium to heavy soils all over the country, being commonest in waste corners, & damp pastures. It is a perenial, with thick fleshy strong root, the stem grows to 3ft. high, the leaves, a foot in length, are broad & blunt; the flowers are borne in large terminal clusters, but are themselves very small, green, & inconspicuous. [The] seed when rife is of a shiny chestnut brown colour.
Specimen notes
Herbarium history:
This specimen is part of a collection given to the Allan Herbarium by Laurence Smith (Amberly office, Environment Canterbury). This was given to L. Smith in the early 1990's by someone in Port Robinson, Cheviot.
The collection is believed to have been collected in 1948, based on several specimens with fully written dates in the collection. We believe that JRK is a student of Canterbury Agriculture College (C.A.C), which is now known as Lincoln University.
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