CHR 660419 – Poa annua L.
Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 660419
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
16 September 2020
Database record updated:
18 June 2022
Components
Primary component
Active identification
Determined name:
Poa annua L.
Determiner:
JRK
Identification date:
1948-02-12 (Verbatim: February 12 [1948])
Preferred name:
Poa annua L.
Division:
Magnoliophyta
Class:
Liliopsida
Order:
Cyperales
Family:
Gramineae
Identification type:
Determination
Note:
Annual Poa
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Lincoln University, Lincoln
Georeferences:
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
-43.644 172.466
Verbatim locality:
C.A.C. (Canterbury Agricultural College)
Verbatim collector:
JRK
Standardised collector:
JRK
Verbatim date:
February 12 [1948]
Start date:
1948-02-12
Country:
New Zealand
Land District:
Canterbury Land District
Native lands:
Ngāi Tahu
Georeferences:
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
-43.643941 172.467652
Notes:
It is an annual and grows freely in gateways and lawns. It is liked by stock but has a short life 6-9 weeks in mid-summer. It is a prolific seeder all the year round. In winter it provides much feed for small birds. It usually appears in a pasture during the time that small elements die out and permanent plants become established. The plant has a long white ligule and dull leaves. The sheath and leaf shoot are comparatively flat.
Specimen notes
Supplementary remarks:
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 was a student of Canterbury Agriculture College (C.A.C), which is now known as Lincoln University.
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