Occurrence record: MEL 2026153A

Preserved specimen of Gamochaeta americana (Mill.) Wedd. | Spiked Cudweed recorded on 1994-12-23

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Dataset

Data partner	Australia's Virtual Herbarium
Data resource	National Herbarium of Victoria (MEL) AVH data
Institution code	Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria Supplied institution code "MEL"
Collection	National Herbarium of Victoria Supplied collection code "MEL"
Catalog number	MEL 2026153A
Occurrence ID	bc776c82-6373-11e1-bc2b-000c2907ead9
Record type	Preserved specimen Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations	Sheet
Identified by	Wilson, P.G.
Collector	Reid, J.C. Supplied as "Reid, J.C."
Record number	2083
Reproductive condition	flowers
License	CC-BY 4.0 (Int) Supplied as https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode
Rights holder	Royal Botanic Gardens Board
Establishment means	introduced
Type	PhysicalObject
Presence/Absence	PRESENT Supplied as present
Field notes	Slender herb 40 cm high.
Date identified	1999-12
Identification ID	cd84ca70-1abc-11e3-90a2-6c626d51f2da

Event

Event ID	0e78585e-1abc-11e3-90a2-6c626d51f2da
Occurrence date	1994-12-23 Supplied as year:1994 month:12 day:23
Date precision	DAY
Start day of year	357

Taxonomy

Higher classification	Eukarya \| Plantae \| Viridaeplantae \| Tracheophyta \| Magnoliopsida \| Asteranae \| Asterales \| Asteraceae \| Gamochaeta
Scientific name	Gamochaeta americana
Identified to rank	species
Common name	Spiked Cudweed
Kingdom	Plantae
Phylum	Charophyta Supplied as "Tracheophyta"
Class	Equisetopsida Supplied as "Magnoliopsida"
Order	Asterales
Family	Asteraceae
Genus	Gamochaeta
Species	Gamochaeta americana
Name match metric	exactMatch
Scientific name authorship	(Mill.) Wedd.
Name parse type	SCIENTIFIC
Nomenclatural code	ICN

Geospatial

Higher geography	Oceania \| Australia
Country	Australia
State or Territory	Victoria
Locality	Pakenham Upper, R.J. Chambers Flora and Fauna Reserve. Between Lyrebird Walk and Toomuc Creek in SW corner of reserve. AMG Map Ref.: 7922 667940, Ringwood Sheet.
Habitat	Supplied as "Growing in damp disturbed site in riparian forest between track and creek. Ass. spp. include Eucalyptus ovata, Acacia dealbata, Pomaderris aspera, Prostanthera lasianthos, Lepidosperma elatius, Poa ensiformis, Ehrharta erecta, Anthoxanthum odoratum, *Plantago major."
Latitude	-37.9917 Supplied as: "-37.9917000000"
Longitude	145.4819 Supplied as: "145.4819000000"
Datum	EPSG:4326 Supplied datum: "epsg:4326"
Verbatim coordinate system	degrees minutes decimal seconds
Verbatim locality	Pakenham Upper, R.J. Chambers Flora and Fauna Reserve. Between Lyrebird Walk and Toomuc Creek in SW corner of reserve. AMG Map Ref.: 7922 667940, Ringwood Sheet.
Field notes	Slender herb 40 cm high.
Coordinate precision	0.0002777778
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres)	1000.0
Georeference protocol	AMG conversion
Georeferenced by	Klazenga, N.
Terrestrial	true
Verbatim latitude	37° 59' 30" S
Biome	TERRESTRIAL
Continent	Oceania
Marine	false
Country Code	AU
Verbatim longitude	145° 28' 55" E
Verbatim SRS	1
Location ID	8ad505d7-1abc-11e3-90a2-6c626d51f2da

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Data quality tests

Test name	Result
CONTINENT_COORDINATE_MISMATCH	Warning
Taxon misapplied matched	Warning
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Ambiguous collection	Passed
Ambiguous institution	Passed
Basis of record badly formed	Passed
Collection match fuzzy	Passed
Collection not matched	Passed
Continent country mismatch	Passed
Continent derived from coordinates	Passed
CONTINENT_DERIVED_FROM_COUNTRY	Passed
Continent invalid	Passed
Coordinates centre of country	Passed
Supplied coordinates centre of state	Passed
Coordinate invalid	Passed
Coordinates are out of range for species	Passed
Coordinate precision invalid	Passed
Coordinates converted to WGS84	Passed
Decimal latitude/longitude conversion failed	Passed
Coordinate reprojection suspicious	Passed
Coordinate rounded	Passed
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Coordinates dont match supplied country	Passed
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Different owner institution	Passed
First of the century	Passed
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Identified date unlikely	Passed
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Institution and Collection mismatch	Passed
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Interpretation error	Passed
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Missing georeferenced by	Passed
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Missing taxon rank	Passed
Modified date invalid	Passed
Modified date unlikely	Passed
Multimedia date invalid	Passed
Multimedia uri invalid	Passed
Name not supplied	Passed
Occurrence status inferred from basis of record	Passed
Occurrence status inferred from individual count	Passed
Occurrence status unparsable	Passed
Latitude is negated	Passed
Longitude is negated	Passed
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SCIENTIFIC_NAME_AND_ID_INCONSISTENT	Passed
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Sensitivity report not loadable	Passed
Coordinates dont match supplied state	Passed
Taxon affinity species	Passed
TAXON_CONCEPT_ID_NOT_FOUND	Passed
Taxon confer species	Passed
Taxon default match	Passed
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Taxon excluded associated	Passed
Taxon homonym	Passed
Taxon indeterminate species	Passed
Taxon match aggregate	Passed
Taxon match fuzzy	Passed
Taxon match higher rank	Passed
TAXON_MATCH_NAME_AND_ID_AMBIGUOUS	Passed
Taxon match none	Passed
TAXON_MATCH_TAXON_CONCEPT_ID_IGNORED	Passed
Taxon misapplied	Passed
Taxon parent child synonym	Passed
Taxon question species	Passed
Resource taxonomic scope mismatch	Passed
Taxon species plural	Passed
Coordinate precision and uncertainty transposed	Passed
Uncertainty not specified	Passed
Supplied country not recognised	Passed
Kingdom not recognised	Passed
Unrecognized collection code	Passed
Unrecognized institution code	Passed
Supplied coordinates are zero	Passed
Biosecurity issue	Passed
Suspected outlier	Passed
Geospatial issue	Passed
Habitat incorrect for species	Passed
Taxon misidentified	Passed
Taxonomic issue	Passed
Temporal issue	Passed
Other issue	Passed
Duplicate record	Passed
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Missing georeference sources	Missing
Missing georeference verification status	Missing
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Footprint SRS invalid	Unchecked (lack of data)
Footprint WKT mismatch	Unchecked (lack of data)
Footprint WKT invalid	Unchecked (lack of data)
TAXON_MATCH_SCIENTIFIC_NAME_ID_IGNORED	Unchecked (lack of data)
TAXON_MATCH_TAXON_ID_IGNORED	Unchecked (lack of data)
SCIENTIFIC_NAME_ID_NOT_FOUND	Unchecked (lack of data)
TAXON_ID_NOT_FOUND	Unchecked (lack of data)
Depth value supplied in feet	Unchecked (lack of data)
Depth unlikely	Unchecked (lack of data)
Min and max depth reversed	Unchecked (lack of data)
Depth value non-numeric	Unchecked (lack of data)
Elevation unlikely	Unchecked (lack of data)
Min and max altitude reversed	Unchecked (lack of data)
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Altitude value non-numeric	Unchecked (lack of data)
Type status invalid	Unchecked (lack of data)
References uri invalid	Unchecked (lack of data)
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Georeferenced date unlikely	Unchecked (lack of data)
Georeferenced date invalid	Unchecked (lack of data)

Additional political boundaries information

Area Management
GER National Corridor	GER National Corridor
Great Eastern Ranges Initiative	GER Great Eastern Ranges Initiative
NRM Regions 2010	Port Phillip and Western Port
NRM Regions 2017	Port Phillip and Western Port
Area management
National Landcare Program Management Units 2018	Port Phillip and Western Port
Biodiversity
IBRA 6 Regions	South Eastern Highlands
IBRA 7 Regions	South Eastern Highlands
IBRA 7 Subregions	Highlands-Southern Fall
Hydrology
Drainage Divisions Level 1	South East Coast (Victoria)
Drainage Divisions Level 2	BUNYIP RIVER
Marine
States including coastal waters	Victoria (including Coastal Waters)
Political
ASGS Australian States and Territories	Victoria
Australian States and Territories	Victoria
Local Government Areas 2011	Cardinia (S)
Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated	Cardinia - North
Local Government Areas PSMA 2018	CARDINIA SHIRE
PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016)	11
PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016)	781
PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016)	GREATER MELBOURNE
PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016)	EMERALD - COCKATOO
PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016)	CARDINIA
PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016)	MELBOURNE - SOUTH EAST
PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018)	LA TROBE
PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016)	CARDINIA
PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016)	CARDINIA
PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016)	MELBOURNE
PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016)	Major Cities of Australia
PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018)	GEMBROOK
PSMA States (2016)	VICTORIA
World Country Boundaries	Australia
Vegetation
Australia's Indigenous forest estate (2013) v2.0	Non-Indigenous, Native forest
Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0	Eucalypt Medium Open
Forests of Australia 2018B	Eucalypt Medium Open
NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups	Eucalypt Open Forests
NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups	Eucalyptus tall open forests and open forests with ferns, herbs, sedges, rushes or wet tussock grasses
Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0	Private Freehold
Vegetation types - native	Eucalypt open forests
Vegetation types - present	cleared, non-native vegetation, buildings

Environmental sampling for this location

Climate
Precipitation - annual (Bio12)	962.0 mm
Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19)	275.0 mm
Precipitation - driest period (Bio14)	12.0 mm
Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17)	173.0 mm
Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15)	19.0 mm
Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18)	179.0 mm
Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13)	23.0 mm
Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16)	288.0 mm
Radiation - annual mean (Bio20)	14.6 MJ/m2/day
Radiation - seasonality (Bio23)	46.0
Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26)	22.0 MJ/m2/day
Temperature - annual mean (Bio01)	13.7 degrees C
Temperature - annual range (Bio07)	21.9 degrees C
Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06)	4.3 degrees C
Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11)	9.2 degrees C
Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02)	10.6 degrees C
Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09)	18.2 degrees C
Temperature - isothermality (Bio03)	0.48 %
Temperature - seasonality (Bio04)	1.27
Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05)	26.2 degrees C
Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10)	18.4 degrees C
Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08)	10.8 degrees C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean	13.775 °C
WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality	48.0 %
Substrate
Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28)	0.8
Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32)	1.0
Elevation	167.0 m

AVH

The Australasian Virtual Herbarium

Occurrence record: MEL 2026153A

Dataset

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Classification	Scientific name	Gamochaeta americana	Gamochaeta americana
	Match type		exactMatch
	Phylum id		https://id.biodiversity.org.au/taxon/apni/51744351
	Family id		https://id.biodiversity.org.au/taxon/apni/51744543
	Taxon concept ID		https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2886909
	Order	Asterales	Asterales
	Taxon rank id		7000
	Species id		https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2886909
	Genus	Gamochaeta	Gamochaeta
	Left		623022
	Higher classification	Eukarya \| Plantae \| Viridaeplantae \| Tracheophyta \| Magnoliopsida \| Asteranae \| Asterales \| Asteraceae \| Gamochaeta
	Scientific name authorship	(Mill.) Wedd.	(Mill.) Wedd.
	Taxon rank	species	species
	Genus id		https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2916647
	Name type		SCIENTIFIC
	Vernacular name		Spiked Cudweed
	Nomenclatural code	ICN
	Order id		https://id.biodiversity.org.au/taxon/apni/51744544
	Right		623022
	Kingdom	Plantae	Plantae
	Specific epithet	americana
	Class id		https://id.biodiversity.org.au/taxon/apni/51744350
	Phylum	Tracheophyta	Charophyta
	Class	Magnoliopsida	Equisetopsida
	Species		Gamochaeta americana
	Family	Asteraceae	Asteraceae
	Kingdom id		https://id.biodiversity.org.au/taxon/apni/51744352
Event	Event ID	0e78585e-1abc-11e3-90a2-6c626d51f2da
	Year	1994	1994
	Month	12	12
	Date precision		DAY
	Start day of year	357
	Day	23	23
	Event date	1994-12-23	1994-12-23
Identification	Date identified	1999-12	1999-12
	Identified by	[Wilson, P.G.]
	Identification ID	cd84ca70-1abc-11e3-90a2-6c626d51f2da
Occurrence	Rights holder		Royal Botanic Gardens Board
	Establishment means	introduced	introduced
	Type		PhysicalObject
	Catalog number	MEL 2026153A
	Occurrence status	present	PRESENT
	Basis of record	PreservedSpecimen	PRESERVED_SPECIMEN
	Field notes	Slender herb 40 cm high.
	Modified	2002-09-20 00:00:00	2002-09-20T00:00
	Reproductive condition	flowers
	Record number	2083
	Collection code	MEL
	Occurrence ID	bc776c82-6373-11e1-bc2b-000c2907ead9
	Preparations	Sheet
	Institution code	MEL
	Recorded by	Reid, J.C.	[Reid, J.C.]
Attribution	Data resource		National Herbarium of Victoria (MEL) AVH data
	Collection		National Herbarium of Victoria
	License	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode	CC-BY 4.0 (Int)
	Data provider uid		dp36
	Provenance		Published dataset
	Data Resource ID	dr376	dr376
	Institution ID		in21
	Data partner		Australia's Virtual Herbarium
	Institution		Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria
	Data hub uid	[dh2, dh9]
	Collection ID		co55
Location	Country	Australia	Australia
	Habitat	Growing in damp disturbed site in riparian forest between track and creek. Ass. spp. include Eucalyptus ovata, Acacia dealbata, Pomaderris aspera, Prostanthera lasianthos, Lepidosperma elatius, Poa ensiformis, Ehrharta erecta, Anthoxanthum odoratum, *Plantago major.
	Decimal latitude	-37.9917000000	-37.9917
	Terrestrial	true	true
	Higher geography	Oceania \| Australia
	Georeferenced by	Klazenga, N.
	Locality	Pakenham Upper, R.J. Chambers Flora and Fauna Reserve. Between Lyrebird Walk and Toomuc Creek in SW corner of reserve. AMG Map Ref.: 7922 667940, Ringwood Sheet.	Pakenham Upper, R.J. Chambers Flora and Fauna Reserve. Between Lyrebird Walk and Toomuc Creek in SW corner of reserve. AMG Map Ref.: 7922 667940, Ringwood Sheet.
	Decimal longitude	145.4819000000	145.4819
	State province	Victoria	Victoria
	Verbatim locality	Pakenham Upper, R.J. Chambers Flora and Fauna Reserve. Between Lyrebird Walk and Toomuc Creek in SW corner of reserve. AMG Map Ref.: 7922 667940, Ringwood Sheet.
	Verbatim latitude	37° 59' 30" S
	Biome		TERRESTRIAL
	Continent	Oceania
	Coordinate uncertainty in meters	1000.0	1000.0
	Lga	Cardinia (S)
	Marine	false	false
	Country code	AU	AU
	Verbatim longitude	145° 28' 55" E
	Georeference protocol	AMG conversion
	Verbatim SRS	1
	Verbatim coordinate system	degrees minutes decimal seconds
	Geodetic datum	epsg:4326	EPSG:4326
	Coordinate precision	0.0002777778	2.777778E-4
	Location ID	8ad505d7-1abc-11e3-90a2-6c626d51f2da