Occurrence record: BRI AQ0508987

Preserved specimen of Mesosphaerum suaveolens (L.) Kuntze | Mint Weed recorded on 1991-07-10
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Dataset

Data partner Australia's Virtual Herbarium
Data resource BRI AVH Data and Images
Institution code Queensland Department of Environment and Science
Supplied institution code "BRI"
Collection Queensland Herbarium
Supplied collection code "Herbrecs"
Catalog number BRI AQ0508987
Occurrence ID urn:catalog:BRI:Herbrecs:0508987
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations Sheet
Collector Waterhouse, B.M.  
Supplied as "Waterhouse, B.M."
Record number BMW1895
Reproductive condition Fruit and buds
License CC-BY 4.0 (Int)
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Supplied as present

Event

Occurrence date 1991-07-10
Event remarks Common weed of roadsides and unkempt areas. Collected opposite Marton store. Part of NAQS collection. Level to undulating terrain with red clayey silt substrate. Eucalypt woodland with herbaceous understorey on higher ground, rainforest in gullies. Erect, strong smelling herb with blue flowers. Dry calyces rattle. Seeds heart-shaped, black.
Date precision DAY

Taxonomy

Higher classification Plantae | Viridaeplantae | Streptophyta | Equisetopsida | Magnoliidae | Asteranae | Lamiales | Lamiaceae | Mesosphaerum
Scientific name Mesosphaerum suaveolens
Identified to rank species
Common name Mint Weed
Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Charophyta
Supplied as "Streptophyta"
Class Equisetopsida
Order Lamiales
Family Lamiaceae
Genus Mesosphaerum
Species Mesosphaerum suaveolens
Name match metric exactMatch
Scientific name authorship (L.) Kuntze
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Nomenclatural code ICN

Geospatial

Higher geography Australia, Queensland, Cook
Country Australia
State or Territory Queensland
Locality Settlement of Marton ca. 8km NW of Cooktown.
Latitude -15.456806
Supplied as: "-15.4568059205"
Longitude 145.192769
Supplied as: "145.1927689385"
Datum EPSG:4326
Supplied datum: "GDA94"
Min elevation 5.00000000000000
Coordinate precision Unknown
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 2000.0
Georeference protocol Hrb Convert
County Cook
Terrestrial true
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU

Additional properties

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    NRM Regions 2010 Cape York
    NRM Regions 2017 Cape York
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Cape York
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Cape York Peninsula
    IBRA 7 Regions Cape York Peninsula
    IBRA 7 Subregions Starke Coastal Lowlands
    Hydrology
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 North East Coast
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 ENDEAVOUR RIVER
    Marine
    States including coastal waters Queensland (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories Queensland
    Australian States and Territories Queensland
    Local Government Areas 2011 Cook (S)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Cook
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 COOK SHIRE
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 59
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 590
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF QLD
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) CAPE YORK
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) FAR NORTH
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) QUEENSLAND - OUTBACK
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) LEICHHARDT
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) CAPE YORK
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) CAPE YORK WILDERNESS
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) CAPE YORK
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Remote Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) COOK
    PSMA States (2016) QUEENSLAND
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Vegetation
    Australia's Indigenous forest estate (2013) v2.0 Non-Indigenous, Non forest
    Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0 Non Forest
    Forests of Australia 2018B Eucalypt Medium Woodland
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Rainforests and Vine Thickets
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Tropical or sub-tropical rainforest
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Unresolved Tenure
    Vegetation types - native Mangroves,tidal mudflats,samphires and bare areas,claypan,sand,rock,salt lakes,lagoons,lakes
    Vegetation types - present Mangroves

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 1767.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 88.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 3.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 59.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 96.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 819.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 99.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 1070.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 19.1 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 18.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 21.4 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 25.8 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 13.8 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 18.3 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 22.7 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 7.3 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 24.5 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.53 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 0.71
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 32.2 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 28.1 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 27.8 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 25.729166 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 57.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.63
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 1.0
    Elevation 11.0 m