CHR 702314 – Veronica odora Hook.f.
Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 702314
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
21 October 2025
Database record updated:
04 February 2026
Components
Primary component
Active identification
Determined name:
Veronica odora
Determiner:
P. Garnock-Jones
Identification date:
2018-07-08 (Verbatim: 8 Jul 2018)
Preferred name:
Veronica odora Hook.f.
Division:
Spermatophyta
Class:
Magnoliopsida
Order:
Scrophulariales
Family:
Scrophulariaceae
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Burns Creek, Leith-Waitati Valley, Dunedin
Georeferences:
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
-45.816 170.428
Verbatim locality:
Burns Creek, Dunedin
Verbatim collector:
C-L Schloots
Standardised collector:
Cara-Lisa Schloots
Verbatim date:
6 Oct 2017
Start date:
2017-10-06
Country:
New Zealand
Land District:
Otago Land District
Native lands:
Ngāi Tahu
Georeferences:
Topo 50 Map Grid:
CE17 053 266 (WGS84 -45.786691 170.495123)
Habitat:
Boggy clearing with scattered scrub (Coprosma spp., Dracophyllum longifolium, Phormium sp.) concentrated near Burns Creek banks and small herbs and ferns (Ranunculus sp. Austroblechnum penna-marina, tussock). Small streams in boggy area and ground covered with dead leaves from a swamp plant (that dies back in winter and the tiny reddish shoots are just emerging).
> 15 plants scattered along scrubby edge, at least two dead bushes. Significant amount of grazing in clearing by goats, pigs and deer (saw 8 goats, 6 in clearing), but no grazing visible on Veronica.
Notes:
Plants < 1.3m tall, leaves no further than 10cm down stems, only 3 plants with few flowers.
iNaturalist observation: 8179297
Observed species:
Coprosma spp.
Dracophyllum longifolium
Phormium sp,
Ranunculus sp.
Austroblechnum penna-marina
Dracophyllum longifolium
Phormium sp,
Ranunculus sp.
Austroblechnum penna-marina
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