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Bluff Hill Vegetation and Plant List Bluff Hill Vegetation and Plant List Vegetation Summary Bluff Hill/Motupohue has vegetation more like Stewart Island than the mainland Southland region. Bluff Hill is a coastal environment with a wide range of habitats from mature rata kamahi forest, coastal fuchsia/Olearia shrubland and manuka shrubland. The vegetation rises from sea level where it is lashed by wind and salt spray, through shrubland and forest to the summit of the hill at 265 metres. Tracks and Interpretation There are four main tracks on Bluff Hill starting at the famous Bluff Signpost – the Foveaux Walkway around the coastal part of the hill, the Glory Track which takes in the magnificent rata, kamahi, rimu forest and the Millenium and Topuni Tracks which go to the top of Bluff Hill through regenerating shrubland. Glory Track fine example of old growth rata forest – resplendent in crimson flowers in January and with good interpretation signs. Bluff Hill – Plant species list Note this list was compiled from various visits by Brian Rance and from the Biological Survey of Reserves report * exotic species Tall Trees *Cupressus macrocarpa macrocarpa Dacrydium cupressinum rimu Elaeocarpus hookerianus pokaka Griselinia littoralis broadleaf Metrosideros umbellata southern rata #Nothofagus menziesii silver beech *Pinus radiata radiata pine Podocarpus hallii Hall’s totara Prumnopitys ferruginea miro Weinmannia racemosa kamahi Trees & shrubs Arisotelia serrata wineberry #Brachyglottis rotundifolia muttonbird shrub Carpodetus serratus marbleleaf Coprosma areolata a coprosma Coprosma colensoi a coprosma Coprosma foetidissima stinkwood Coprosma lucida glossy karamu Coprosma tayloriae a coprosma Coprosma propinqua mingimingi Coprosma rhamnoides a coprosma Coprosma rigida a coprosma Coprosma rotundifolia a coprosma Coriaria arborea tree tutu Coriaria sarmentosa tutu Cyathodes empetrifolia a prostrate shrub Cyathodes juniperina prickly mingimingi *Cytasus scoparius broom Dracophyllum longifolium inaka Fuchsia colensoi hybrid fuchsia Fuchsia excorticata tree fuchsia Gaultheria antipoda false beech Gaultheria macrostigma a prostrate shrub Haloragis erecta a shrub Hebe elliptica coastal hebe Hebe salicifolia koromiko Ileostylis micranthus a green mistletoe Kelleria lyallii a prostrate shrub Leptospermum scoparium manuka Leucopogon fraseri a prostrate shrub *Lupinus arboreus tree lupin Melicytus lanceolatus narrow-leaved mahoe Myrsine australis red mapou Myrsine divaricata weeping mapou Neomyrtus pedunculata rohutu Olearia arborescens a shrub daisy Olearia oporina (= O. angustifolia) titi-a-weta Ozothamnus vauvilliersii cottonwood Pimelea lyallii a native daphne Pimelea urvilleana a native daphne Pittosporum eugenoides lemonwood Pittosporum tenuifolium (includes P. colensoi) kohuhu Pseudopanax colensoi var. fiordense coastal three finger Pseudopanax colensoi var. ternatus three finger Pseudopanax crassifolius lancewood Pseudowintera colorata pepper tree Raukawa edgerleyii raukaua Raukawa simplex haumakoroa Solanum laciniatum poroporo *Ulex europaeus gorse Ferns Asplenium bulbiferum hen & chicken fern Asplenium flaccidum hangig spleenwort Asplenium lyallii a fern Asplenim obtusatum coastal spleenwort Asplenium polyodon a fern Asplenium scleroprium a fern Blechnum banksii a fern Blechnum chambersii a fern Blechnum colensoi a fern Blechnum discolor crown fern Blechnum durum a fern Blechnum minus swamp kiokio Blechnum novae-zelandiae kiokio Blechnum procerum hard fern Ctenopteris heterophylla a fern Dicksona squarrosa hard fern Grammitis billardierii a strap fern Histiopteris incisa water fern Hymenophyllum demissum a filmy fern Hymenophyllum dialatatum a filmy fern Hymenophyllum flabellatum a filmy fern Hymenophyllum multifidum a filmy fern Hymenophyllum rarum a filmy fern Hymenophyllum revolutum a filmy fern Hymenophyllum sanguinolentum a filmy fern Hypolepis ambiguua a fern Hypolepis millefolium a fern Hypolepis rufo-barbata a fern Lastreopsis hispida a fern Lycopodium varium a club moss Lycopodium volubile a clubmoss Paesia scaberula pig fern Phymatasorus diversifolius hounds tongue fern Polystichum vestitum prickly shield fern Pteridium esculentum bracken Rumohra adiantiformis plastic fern Tmsipteris elongata a chain fern Trichomanes venosum a filmy fern Climbers, vines and lianes Clematis paniculata white flowered clematis Fuchsia perscandens climbing fuchsia Metrosideros diffusa climbing rata Muehlenbeckia australis pohuehue Muehlenbeckia complexa a vine Rubus australis a lawyer vine Rubus cissoides a lawyer vine *Rubus fruticosus blackberry Rubus schmidelioides a lawyer vine Herbs Aaena anserinifolia a biddibid Acaena novae-zelandiae a biddibid Anaphalis bellidioides an ever-lasting daisy Apium prostratum native celery Callitriche stagnalis starwort Cardamine sp. aff. debilis a bittercress Centella uniflora a herb *Cerastium fontanum mouse-ear chickweed Colobanthus meullerii a herb Cotula coronopifera bachelors button Crassula moschata a coastal herb Disphyma australe native iceplant Drosera binata a sundew Drosera pygmea pygmy sundew Drosera spathulata a sundew Epilobium alsinoides a willow herb Epilobium komarovianum a willow herb Gentiana saxosa coastal gentian Gnaphalium audax a cudweed Gnaphalium hookerii a creeping daisy Gonocarpus aggregatus a herb Gunnera dentata a creeping herb Gunnera monoica a creeping herb Helichrysum filicaule a daisy Hydrocotyle heteromera a pennywort Hydrocotyle novar-zelandiae var. montana a pennywort Hydrocotyle novar-zelandiae var. novae-zelandiae a pennywort *Hypochaeris radicata catsear Leptinella dioica a creeping daisy Leptinella traillii a creeping daisy Linum monogynum a herb *Lotus pedunculatus birdsfoot trefoil Mazus arenarius a creeping herb *Mimulus guttatus monkey musk *Mimulus moschatus musk #Mosotus pygmea var. pygmea a forget-me-not Myosotis rakiura a forget-me-not Nertera depressa a creeping herb Nertera setulosa a herb Nertera villosa a creeping herb Oreomyrrhis sp. “coastal” a herb *Plantago australis hairy plantain #Plantago raoulii a native plantain Plantago triandra a native plantain Pratia angulata a creeping herb *Prunella vulgaris selfheal Pseudognaphalium luteo-album Jersey cudweed *Ranunculus repens creeping buttercup Rumex neglectus coastal dock *Rumex obtusifolius broad dock Samolus repens a coastal herb Schefflera digitata seven finger Selliera radicans a coastal herb Senecio glomeratus a native groundsel *Senecio jacobaea ragwort Senecio minimus fireweed *Sonchus asper prickly sow thistle Sonchus kirkii Native sow thistle *Soncus oleraceus sow thistle Suaeda novae-zelandiae a coastal herb Tetragonia trigyna native spinach *Trifolium pratense red clover *Trifolium repens white clover Viola cunninghamii a native violet Viola filicaulis a native violet Grasses Cortadieia richardii toetoe *Dactylis glomerata cocksfoot Dichelachne crinita a native grass Hierochloe redolens a holy grass *Holcus lanatus Yorkshire fog Microlaena avenacea bush rice grass *Poa annua annual poa Poa astonii coastal tussock Poa cita silver tussock Poa colensoi Blue tussock Poa pusilla a native grass Sedges Bauma tenax a sedge Carex appressa a sedge Carex coracea cutty grass #Carex comans a sedge Carex dissita a sedge Carex trifida a sedge Carex virgata a sedge Carex sp. a sedge Gahnia procera a sedge Isolepis aucklandica a dwarf slender sedge Isolepis cernuus a coastal slender sedge Isolepis habrus a slender sedge Isolepis praetextatus a slender sedge Isolepis nodosus clubrush Isolepis sp. a slender sedge Lepidosperme australe four square sedge Schoenus maschalinus a dwarf sedge Uncinia clavata a hook grass Uncinia uncinata a hook grass Rushes *Juncus articulatus jointed rush *Juncus bufonus toad rush Juncus gregiflorus a native rush Juncus planifolius leafy rush Luzula sp. a wood rush Leptocarpus similis oioi Orchids Earina mucronata bamboo orchid Gastrodia cunninghamii a black orchid Microtis unifolia onion orchid Pterostylis australis a green hooded orchid Thelymitra longifolia a sun orchid Other monocots Astelia fragrans bush lily Cordyline australis cabbage tree Libertia peregrinans a native iris Luzuriaga parviflora lantern berry Phormium tenax lowland flax Ripogonum scandens supplejack Find Out More about any of these plants by looking them up on the New Zealand Plant Conservation Website – www.nzpcn.org.nz .
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