Northwest Nelson, east of Upper Cobb Valley, Cobb Ridge
Georeferences:
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
-41.0668 172.709
Verbatim locality:
Northwest Nelson, east of Upper Cobb Valley, Cobb Ridge
Verbatim collector:
Hay JA
Standardised collector:
Judith A. Hay
Verbatim date:
11-APR-1952
Start date:
1952-04-11
Land District:
Nelson Land District
Country:
New Zealand
Native lands:
Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō
Ngāti Kōata
Ngāti Kuia
Ngāti Rārua
Ngāti Tama ki Te Tau Ihu
Ngāti Toa Rangatira
Te Atiawa o Te Waka-a-Māui
Georeferences:
New Zealand Map Series 1:
S13 050 495 (WGS84 -41.115728 172.643297)
New Zealand Map Series 260:
M26 8-- 1-- (WGS84 -41.071245 172.702707)
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
41°7´ S 172°38.6´ E (WGS84 -41.116667 172.643333)
Altitudes:
from 914m
Habitat:
Grassland and scrub of valley side.
Notes:
Same species as CHR 75617, CHR 73725. CHR 73726. Older and younger plants from the same spot. Note larger cauline leaves of older plant. Supplementary Label: Flowers 1.5cm diameter, white or pale mauve with numerous red-purple veins showing inside and out. Stamens black, stigma green. Leaves and stems of older plants reddish to purplish when fresh, of young plants pale green. Very common on the Cobb Ridge and in Cobb Valley. Not seen on Mount Peel or Tableland or Mount Arthur. Species apparently of grassland 610m - 914m. Flowers from December to April at least - longer than other species.