Overview
In December 2016, Research Scientist Heidi Meudt, and Collection Manager Antony Kusabs explored numerous sites along the Southland coast and the south-west of Rakiura/Stewart Island. They were joined in their search by Kew Herbarium Diploma Student Mathew Rees, DoC Scientists John Barkla and Brian Rance and Botanist Mike Thorsen.
Eight populations of two 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:
Myosotis hunting in the deep south
Most of the collection records and photos of plants we collected on this trip can be seen here (scroll down to "Related Objects" below).