Plant Species list of Dillon Road Bush Plant Species list (Grid ref. NZMS 260. S20 127 905)
List complied by Nicholas Singers and Bridgette Moffat, Department of Conservation, Turangi. 12th December 2007
Abundance Key
Species abundance was quantified subjectively using the following abundance key. r = rare u = uncommon l = local o = occasional c = common, also lc = locally common a = abundant, also la = locally abundant p = present planted = planted after land was purchased
*= exotic/adventive species
Gymnosperm trees
Dacrycarpus dacrydioides kahikatea o Dacrydium cupressinum rimu o Podocarpus hallii r Prumnopitys ferruginea miro c Prumnopitys taxifolia matai o
Monocot trees and shrubs
Cordyline australis cabbage tree u Cordyline banksii ti ngahere o Cordyline indivisa broad leaf cabbage tree r
Dicot trees
Aristotelia serrata wineberry, makomako o Beilschmiedia tawa tawa a Carpodetus serratus putaputaweta o Elaeocarpus dentatus hinau o Fuchsia excorticata kotukutuku o Griselinia littoralis broadleaf o Hoheria populnea var. lanceolata lacebark/houhere u Knightia excelsa rewa rewa c Kunzea ericoides kanuka planted Leptospermum scoparium manuka l Melicytus ramiflorus subsp. ramiflorus mahoe a Metrosideros robusta rata r Nestegis cunninghamii black maire o Nestegis lanceolata white maire r Olearia rani r Pennantia corymbosa kaikomako l Pittosporum eugenioides lemonwood c Pseudopanax arboreus fivefinger o Pseudopanax crassifolius horoeka o Raukaua edgerleyi r Salix x matsudana matsudana willow planted Schefflera digitata pate o Weinmannia racemosa kamahi u
Dicot shrubs
Alseuosmia turneri r Brachyglottis repanda rangiora c Coprosma grandifolia o Coprosma lucida karamu o Coprosma rhamnoides l Coprosma robusta karamu o Coprosma robusta x Coprosma propinqua r Coprosma tayloriae l Coprosma tenuifolia u Geniostoma rupestre hangehange o Hebe stricta koromiko o *Leycesteria formosa himalayan honeysuckle c Pseudowintera axillaris horopito u Pseudowintera colorata horopito u
Dicot & Monocot liannes
Clematis foetida clemetis o Clematis paniculata white clematis o Metrosideros colensoi white rata o Metrosideros diffusa climbing rata o Metrosideros perforata climbing rata o Muehlenbeckia australis pohuehue o Parsonsia capsularis native jasmine o Ripogonum scandens supple-jack c Rubus cissoides bush lawyer c Rubus sp. (R. fruticosus agg.) blackberry u
Lycopods and fern allies
Lycopodium volubile hanging club moss o Lycopodium scariosum u
Mosses
Ferns
Adiantum cunninghamii common maiden hair u Asplenium bulbiferum hen and chicken fern o Asplenium polyodon sickle leaved spleenwort l Blechnum chambersii lance fern/nini o Blechnum colensoi colenso’s hard fern/peretao l Blechnum discolor crown fern c Blechnum fluviatile creek fern/kiwakiwa o Blechnum novae-zelandiae palm leaf fern/horokio c Cyathea cunninghamii gully tree fern u Cyathea dealbata silverfern o Cyathea medullaris mamaku o Cyathea smithii katote u Dicksonia fibrosa wheki-ponga c Dicksonia squarrosa wheki c Histiopteris incisa waterfern u Hymenophyllum dilatatum matua mauku u Hypolepis ambigua o Lastreopsis glabella smooth shield fern u Leptopteris hymenophylloides crapefern u Microsorum pustulatus hounds tongue c Paesia scaberula lacefern c Pneumatopteris pennigera feather fern/piupiu u Polystichum vestitum prickly shieldfern u Pteris macilenta sweet fern u Pteridium esculentum bracken c Rumohra adiantiformis climbing shield fern u Trichomanes venosum veined bristle fern o
Orchids
Corybas trilobus spider orchid u Earina mucronata bamboo orchid o Earina autumnalis easter orchid o Pterostylis banksii green hooded orchid o Thelymitra longifolia sun orchid r
Grasses
Cortaderia fulvida toetoe u Dactylis glomeratus cocksfoot la Microlaena avenacea bush rice grass c Microlaena stipoides u
Rushes and sedges
Carex comans l Carex geminata l Carex ovalis l Carex secta pukio l Carex solandri u Carex vulpinoidea spiked sedge u Eleocharis acuta l Juncus effusus soft rush l Uncinia uncinata hook grass o
Monocot herbs
Astelia fragrans bush lily l Astelia solandri bush lily l Collospermum microspermum perching lily l Potamogeton cheesemani red pondweed/manihi l
Composite herbs
Acaena anserinifolia biddybid u Arctium minus burdock u *Cirsium arvense Californian thistle l Cirsium palustre marsh thistle u *Mycelis muralis wall lettuce u
Dicot herbs
Cardamine debilis agg. o Conium maculatum hemlock u *Digitalis purpurea foxglove l Geranium robertianum herb robert u Hydrocotyle moschata hydrocotyle l Linum bienne paleflax u Oxalis lactea u Pratia angulata panakenake u Prunella vulgaris selfheal u Stellaria parviflora u Urtica incisa bush nettle u Vicia sativa vetch u