Overview
In December 2014, Research Scientist Heidi Meudt, Botany Researcher Phil Garnock-Jones, and Collection Manage, Antony Kusabs explored numerous sites in Otago & central and north Canterbury.
Eleven native Myosotis species were located. A herbarium specimen and leaf samples for DNA research were collected for each species to help address key research questions as part of Te Papa's Myosotis research program.
Other indigenous and naturalised species were also collected as part of general Te Papa collection development to improve our knowledge of what grows where in New Zealand.
Read more about this trip on the Te Papa blog:
South Island Botany Field Trip: Te Papa Botanists in Action!
South Island Botany Field Trip: Native plants from the high country
South Island Botany Field Trip: Weedy highlights
Most of the collection records and photos of plants we collected on this trip can be seen here (scroll down to "Related Objects" below).