Occurrence record: MEL 2013607A

Preserved specimen of Richea continentis B.L.Burtt | Candle Heath recorded on 1992-02-24
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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 2013607A
Occurrence ID b7cbe992-6373-11e1-bc2b-000c2907ead9
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations Sheet
Identified by Walsh, N.G.  
Collector Walsh, N.G.  
Supplied as "Walsh, N.G."
Record number 3349
Reproductive condition fruit
License CC-BY 4.0 (Int)
Supplied as https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode
Rights holder Royal Botanic Gardens Board
Type PhysicalObject
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Supplied as present
Field notes Thicket-forming shrub to c. 4 m x 0.5 m.
Occurrence remarks Locally common. Seed voucher for P. Hammond, Cambridge University Botanic Garden collection.
Date identified 1992-02-24
Identification ID c84f788d-1abc-11e3-90a2-6c626d51f2da

Event

Event ID 0a1bae4c-1abc-11e3-90a2-6c626d51f2da
Occurrence date 1992-02-24
Supplied as year:1992  month:2  day:24 
Date precision DAY
Start day of year 55

Taxonomy

Higher classification Eukarya | Plantae | Viridaeplantae | Tracheophyta | Magnoliopsida | Asteranae | Ericales | Ericaceae | Richea
Scientific name Richea continentis
Identified to rank species
Common name Candle Heath
Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Charophyta
Supplied as "Tracheophyta"
Class Equisetopsida
Supplied as "Magnoliopsida"
Order Ericales
Family Ericaceae
Genus Richea
Species Richea continentis
Name match metric exactMatch
Scientific name authorship B.L.Burtt
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Nomenclatural code ICN

Geospatial

Higher geography Oceania | Australia
Country Australia
State or Territory New South Wales
Locality Southern Tablelands. Kosciuszko National Park, S. side of Alpine Road at Diggers Creek, c. 24 km WNW from Jindabyne.
Habitat
Supplied as "Growing along drainage lines and bog margins."
Latitude -36.3667
Supplied as: "-36.3667000000"
Longitude 148.4833
Supplied as: "148.4833000000"
Datum EPSG:4326
Supplied datum: "epsg:4326"
Verbatim coordinate system degrees decimal minutes
Verbatim locality Southern Tablelands. Kosciuszko National Park, S. side of Alpine Road at Diggers Creek, c. 24 km WNW from Jindabyne.
Min elevation 1600.0
Max elevation 1600.0
Field notes Thicket-forming shrub to c. 4 m x 0.5 m.
Coordinate precision 0.0166666667
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 1000.0
Georeference protocol Map or atlas
Georeferenced by Walsh, N.G.
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 36° 22' S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Continent Oceania
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 148° 29' E
Verbatim SRS 1
Location ID 890653e5-1abc-11e3-90a2-6c626d51f2da

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    CAPAD 2016 Terrestrial Kosciuszko
    CAPAD 2020 Terrestrial Kosciuszko
    GER Kosciuszko to Coast GER Kosciuszko to Coast
    GER National Corridor GER National Corridor
    Great Eastern Ranges Initiative GER Great Eastern Ranges Initiative
    K2C Management Regions Jindabyne
    NRM Regions 2010 South Australian Arid Lands
    NRM Regions 2017 South Australian Arid Lands
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 South Australian Arid Lands
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Gawler
    IBRA 7 Regions Gawler
    IBRA 7 Subregions Arcoona Plateau
    Hydrology
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 South Australian Gulf
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 LAKE TORRENS-MAMBRAY COAST
    Marine
    States including coastal waters South Australia (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories South Australia
    Australian States and Territories South Australia
    Local Government Areas 2011 Unincorporated SA
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Unincorp. Far North
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 PASTORAL UNINCORPORATED AREA
    NSW Local Land Services Regions South East
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 73
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 505
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF SA
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) OUTBACK
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) OUTBACK - NORTH AND EAST
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) SOUTH AUSTRALIA - OUTBACK
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) GREY
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) EYRE
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) LAKE EYRE - LAKE TORRENS
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) PORT AUGUSTA
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Very Remote Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) GILES
    PSMA States (2016) SOUTH AUSTRALIA
    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 Non forest
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Acacia Shrublands
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Mulga (Acacia aneura) open woodlands and sparse shrublands +/- tussock grass
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Leasehold
    Vegetation types - native Hummock grasslands
    Vegetation types - present Hummock grasslands

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 170.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 37.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 1.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 34.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 24.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 52.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 5.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 52.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 20.5 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 32.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 27.8 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 20.1 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 30.9 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 5.2 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 12.5 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 14.0 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 13.6 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.45 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 2.01
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 36.1 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 27.5 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 27.5 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 20.279167 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 46.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.07
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 0.13
    Elevation 58.0 m