Central Otago, Roaring Meg, Colour Burn, Plot AC152
Georeferences:
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
44.911898 S 169.073831 E (WGS84 -44.911898 169.073831)
Verbatim locality:
Central Otago, Roaring Meg, Colour Burn, Plot AC152
Verbatim collector:
Penelope Gillette
Standardised collector:
Penelope Gillette
Verbatim date:
30 Jan 2023
Start date:
2023-01-30
Country:
New Zealand
Land District:
Otago Land District
Native lands:
Ngāi Tahu
Georeferences:
New Zealand Transverse Mercator:
1290083E 5019334N (WGS84 -44.911889 169.073823)
Altitudes:
from 1320m
Habitat:
Dry snow-tussock grassland on an open face nearing a ridgeline with some rocky schist outcrops. CHIrsr and ACIaur are scattered with evident die-back. Exotic herbs are rich and abundant. There is a notable presence of hare in the area. Exposed patches of soil are crusted and brittle/ fragile. Native herbs and prostrate woody vegetation are hidden amongst sward forming exotic species and are especially present in the less disturbed, more sheltered microhabitats between rocks and tussocks.
Notes:
DOC Tier 1 and MfE LUCAS Programme Plot: AC152. Sample Number: 202301766