Checklist of indigenous vascular plants seen at: Kiriwhakapapa Loop Track
Grid Ref: Altitude m.asl Visited: 12/02/00, P. Enright, 09/08/00, T. Silbery Time on site: 3½ hours (TS)
LIST # 41 Site description: Significant or unusual plants/associations:
Search effort Recce Moderate Thorough
Nomenclature generally follows Indigenous Higher Plants of New Zealand, 8th revision, 1992 by A.P. Druce * indicates species listed on the Wellington Conservancy plant database (unc) = uncommon, one or few plants seen.
Gymnosperm trees and shrubs Dacrycarpus dacrydioides * Dacrydium cupressinum Prumnopitys ferruginea Prumnopitys taxifolia
Dicotyledonous trees and shrubs Alseuosmia pusilla Aristotelia serrata Beilschmiedia tawa Brachyglottis repanda Carpodetus serratus Coprosma grandifolia Coprosma lucida Coprosma microcarpa (unc) Coprosma rhamnoides Coprosma robusta Coprosma rotundifolia Coprosma rubra * "Cyathodes juniperina E" Elaeocarpus dentatus Geniostoma ligustrifolium Griselinia littoralis (unc) Griselinia lucida Hebe stricta var. atkinsonii Hedycarya arborea Knightia excelsa Leucopogon fasciculatus var. e:\upstairs\eco\lists\ Melicytus ramiflorus Metrosideros robusta Myrsine australis Myrsine salicina Neomyrtus pedunculata * Nestegis cunninghamii * Nestegis montana * (unc) Nothofagus fusca Nothofagus solandri var. solandri Olearia rani var. colorata (unc) Pennantia corymbosa Pittosporum eugenioides Pseudopanax arboreus Pseudopanax crassifolius Pseudowintera axillaris Pseudowintera colorata (unc) Schefflera digitata Weinmannia racemosa var. racemosa
Monocotyledonous lianes Ripogonum scandens
Dicotyledonous lianes and related trailing plants Clematis forsteri var. Clematis paniculata Metrosideros colensoi Metrosideros diffusa Metrosideros fulgens Metrosideros perforata Muehlenbeckia australis * Parsonsia heterophylla
Psilopsids, Lycopods and Quillworts Huperzia varia (=L. varium)
Ferns Asplenium bulbiferum Asplenium flaccidum Asplenium oblongifolium Asplenium polyodon Blechnum chambersii Blechnum colensoi Blechnum discolor Blechnum filiforme Blechnum fluviatile agg. Blechnum novae-zelandiae var. novae-zelandiae Blechnum procerum Botrychium biforme* e:\upstairs\eco\lists\ Cardiomanes reniforme Cyathea dealbata Cyathea medullaris Cyathea smithii Dicksonia fibrosa * Dicksonia squarrosa Grammitis billardierii Histiopteris incisa Hymenophyllum bivalve Hymenophyllum demissum Hymenophyllum flabellatum Hymenophyllum rarum Hypolepis ambigua Lastreopsis glabella Leptolepia novaezelandiae Leptopteris hymenophylloides Microsorum pustulatum Microsorum scandens Paesia scaberula Pellaea rotundifolia Pneumatopteris pennigera Polystichum richardii Polystichum vestitum Pteridium esculentum Pteris macilenta Pyrrosia eleagnifolia Rumohra adiantiformis Trichomanes venosum
Monocotyledonous herbs:
Orchids Earina autumnalis Earina mucronata Winika cunninghamii
Grasses Cortaderia fulvida Microlaena avenacea Rytidosperma gracile
Sedges Carex dissita Carex secta * Carex solandri Gahnia pauciflora Uncinia ferruginea Uncinia scabra Uncinia uncinata e:\upstairs\eco\lists\
Rushes and allied plants Luzula pallida Luzula picta
Monocotyledonous herbs other than orchids, grasses, sedges, rushes and allied plants Astelia fragrans Astelia solandri var. Collospermum hastatum Collospermum microspermum Dianella nigra Libertia grandiflora
Dicotyledonous herbs other than composites Acaena anserinifolia Australina pusilla Cardamine sp. (C. debilis agg.) (“Long style” of Pritchard 1957) Hydrocotyle elongata Hydrocotyle heteromeria Hydrocotyle hydrophila Hydrocotyle moschata Leptostigma setulosa (= Nertera setulosa) Nertera depressa Oxalis exilis Pratia angulata agg. Ranunculus reflexus Stellaria decipiens
Birds Bellbird Californian quail Fantail Grey warbler Kereru Tui
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