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Occurrence record: BRI AQ1044096

Preserved specimen of Melichrus urceolatus R.Br. | Honey Gorse recorded on 2023-03-07
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Dataset

Data partner Australia's Virtual Herbarium
Data resource BRI AVH Data and Images
Institution code Queensland Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
Supplied institution code "BRI"
Collection Queensland Herbarium
Supplied collection code "Herbrecs"
Catalog number BRI AQ1044096
Occurrence ID urn:catalog:BRI:Herbrecs:1044096
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations Sheet
Collector McDonald, K.R.;Anchen, G.E.
Record number KRM23079
Reproductive condition Flowers, fruit and buds
License CC-BY 4.0 (Int)
Type PhysicalObject
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Supplied as present
Occurrence remarks Multi-stem forb, white flowers.
Date identified 2023-09-19

Event

Occurrence date 2023-03-07
End day of year 66
Event remarks Scarce
Date precision DAY
Start day of year 66

Taxonomy

Higher classification Plantae | Viridaeplantae | Streptophyta | Equisetopsida | Magnoliidae | Asteranae | Ericales | Ericaceae | Melichrus
Scientific name Melichrus urceolatus
Identified to rank species
Common name Honey Gorse
Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Charophyta
Supplied as "Streptophyta"
Class Equisetopsida
Order Ericales
Family Ericaceae
Genus Melichrus
Species Melichrus urceolatus
Name match metric exactMatch
Scientific name authorship R.Br.
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Nomenclatural code ICN

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Queensland
Locality The Lakes Station, northern boundary.
Habitat
Supplied as "Eucalypt woodland on red, sandy soil plain."
Latitude -19.769444
Supplied as: "-19.7694444000"
Longitude 144.2775
Supplied as: "144.2775000000"
Datum EPSG:4326
Supplied datum: "WGS84"
Coordinate precision Unknown
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 100.0
Georeference protocol GPS
County North Kennedy
Terrestrial true
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU

Additional properties

verbatim identification Conf.

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    GER National Corridor GER National Corridor
    Great Eastern Ranges Initiative GER Great Eastern Ranges Initiative
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Regions) Gulf Plains
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Subregions), contextual (polygon) Gilberton Plateau
    NRM Regions 2010 Burdekin
    NRM Regions 2017 Burdekin
    Natural Resource Management (NRM) Regions 2023 Burdekin
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Burdekin
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Gulf Plains
    IBRA 7 Regions Gulf Plains
    IBRA 7 Subregions Gilberton Plateau
    Hydrology
    Australian Drainage Divisions 2021 North East Coast
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 North East Coast
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 BURDEKIN RIVER
    Indigenous
    Indigenous Areas 2021 Flinders - Richmond - Dalrymple
    Indigenous Land Use Agreements Gudjala People and Ergon Energy ILUA
    Indigenous Locations 2021 Flinders - Richmond - Dalrymple
    Indigenous Regions 2021 Townsville - Mackay
    RATSIB (representative Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander body) Areas 2024 Northern Queensland Region
    Marine
    States including coastal waters Queensland (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories Queensland
    Australian States and Territories Queensland
    Commonwealth Electoral Divisions 2021 Kennedy
    Electorates March 2025 Kennedy
    Indigenous Land Use Agreements Gudjala People and Ergon Energy ILUA
    Local Government Areas 2011 Flinders (S)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Flinders
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 FLINDERS SHIRE
    National Native Title Register (NNTR, Determinations of Native Title) - boundaries and core attributes Gudjala People
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 0
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 304
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF QLD
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) NORTHERN HIGHLANDS
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) OUTBACK - NORTH
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) QUEENSLAND - OUTBACK
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) KENNEDY
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) FLINDERS - RICHMOND - DALRYMPLE
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) FLINDERS - RICHMOND - DALRYMPLE
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) TOWNSVILLE - MACKAY
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Very Remote Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) TRAEGER
    PSMA States (2016) QUEENSLAND
    State Electoral Divisions 2022 Traeger
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Social
    Australia 2021 Australia
    Destination Zones 2021 Northern Highlands
    Greater Capital City Statistical Areas 2021 Rest of Qld
    Local Government Areas 2023 Flinders (Qld)
    Postal Areas 2021 4821
    Remoteness Areas 2021 Very Remote Australia
    States and Territories 2021 Queensland
    Statistical Areas Level 2 Northern Highlands
    Statistical Areas Level 3 Outback - North
    Statistical Areas Level 4 Queensland - Outback
    Tourism Regions 2021 Outback Queensland
    Vegetation
    Australia's Indigenous forest estate (2013) v2.0 Non-Indigenous, Native forest
    Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0 Eucalypt Medium Woodland
    Forests of Australia 2018B Eucalypt Medium Woodland
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Eucalypt Open Woodlands
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Eucalyptus open woodlands with a grassy understorey
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Leasehold
    Vegetation types - native Eucalypt woodlands
    Vegetation types - present Eucalyptus woodlands

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Biodiversity
    Occurrence Density 317.0 frequency
    Species Richness 122.0 frequency
    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 728.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 45.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 1.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 34.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 96.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 402.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 45.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 442.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 20.6 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 17.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 23.7 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 21.4 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 25.8 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 7.6 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 15.5 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 13.5 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 17.2 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.52 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.42
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 33.3 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 25.9 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 25.8 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - annual 617.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - coldest quarter 30.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest month 5.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest quarter 27.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - seasonality 91.81374 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - warmest quarter 363.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest month 140.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest quarter 363.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 20.533333 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual range 24.4 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest month min 7.4 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest quarter mean 14.8 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - diurnal range mean 12.8 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - driest quarter mean 16.266666 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - isothermality 52.45902 %
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - seasonality 421.72986
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest month max 31.8 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest quarter mean 25.016666 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - wettest quarter mean 25.016666 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 54.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.37
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 0.81
    Elevation 906.0 m