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1 NZFRI collection wish list for Motu ED (Report prepared on 13 August 2013) Fern Schizaea australis Aspleniaceae Thelypteridaceae Asplenium bulbiferum Pneumatopteris pennigera Asplenium flaccidum Asplenium gracillimum Fern Ally Asplenium haurakiense Lycopodiaceae Asplenium hookerianum Huperzia australiana Asplenium northlandicum Huperzia varia Asplenium polyodon Lycopodiella lateralis Blechnaceae Lycopodium fastigiatum Blechnum colensoi Psilotaceae Blechnum filiforme Tmesipteris tannensis Blechnum fluviatile Selaginellaceae Blechnum minus Selaginella kraussiana Blechnum minus x novae-zelandiae Blechnum penna-marina subsp. alpina Gymnosperm Blechnum procerum Cupressaceae Blechnum vulcanicum Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Cyatheaceae Libocedrus bidwillii Cyathea colensoi Pinaceae Cyathea cunninghamii Pinus radiata Cyathea medullaris Podocarpaceae Cyathea smithii Dacrycarpus dacrydioides Dennstaedtiaceae Dacrydium cupressinum Histiopteris incisa Lepidothamnus laxifolius Hypolepis ambigua Phyllocladus alpinus Hypolepis distans Phyllocladus toatoa Hypolepis millefolium Phyllocladus trichomanoides Dicksoniaceae Podocarpus hallii x nivalis Dicksonia fibrosa Podocarpus totara var. totara Dicksonia lanata var. lanata Prumnopitys ferruginea Dicksonia squarrosa Prumnopitys taxifolia Dryopteridaceae Cystopteris tasmanica Monocotyledon Diplazium australe Amaryllidaceae Lastreopsis glabella Amaryllis belladonna Lastreopsis hispida Narcissus tazetta Polystichum neozelandicum subsp. neozelandicum Araceae Polystichum silvaticum Colocasia esculenta Polystichum vestitum Lemna minor Rumohra adiantiformis Asparagaceae Gleicheniaceae Arthropodium candidum Gleichenia dicarpa Cordyline australis Hymenophyllaceae Cordyline australis x banksii Cardiomanes reniforme Cordyline indivisa Hymenophyllum dilatatum Yucca aloifolia Hymenophyllum flabellatum Asteliaceae Hymenophyllum frankliniae Astelia fragrans Hymenophyllum malingii Astelia nervosa Hymenophyllum peltatum Astelia trinervia Hymenophyllum pulcherrimum Collospermum hastatum Hymenophyllum revolutum Collospermum microspermum Hymenophyllum rufescens Centrolepidaceae Hymenophyllum sanguinolentum Centrolepis ciliata Hymenophyllum scabrum Cyperaceae Trichomanes elongatum Baumea articulata Trichomanes venosum Baumea rubiginosa Polypodiaceae Baumea tenax Ctenopteris heterophylla Baumea teretifolia Grammitis billardierei Bolboschoenus medianus Grammitis givenii Carex acicularis Grammitis poeppigiana Carex flagellifera Loxogramme dictyopteris Carex geminata Microsorum novae-zelandiae Carex inversa Pyrrosia eleagnifolia Carex lambertiana Pteridaceae Carex longebrachiata Cheilanthes sieberi Carex maorica Pellaea rotundifolia Carex pumila Salviniaceae Carex secta Azolla filiculoides Carpha alpina Schizaeaceae Eleocharis acuta Lygodium articulatum Eleocharis sphacelata 2 Gahnia procera Cortaderia jubata Isolepis subtillisima Cortaderia selloana Lepidosperma australe Cortaderia toetoe Schoenus concinnus Deyeuxia aucklandica Schoenus maschalinus Digitaria ischaemum Schoenus tendo Echinopogon ovatus Uncinia caespitosa Elytrigia pycnantha Uncinia filiformis Eragrostis brownii Uncinia gracilenta Glyceria maxima Uncinia rupestris Hierochloe recurvata Uncinia silvestris Holcus lanatus Uncinia viridis Hordeum murinum Hemerocallidaceae Koeleria cheesemanii Dianella nigra Lachnagrostis billardierei Phormium cookianum subsp. hookeri Lachnagrostis filiformis Phormium tenax Lachnagrostis littoralis subsp. littoralis Iridaceae Lolium perenne Crocosmia xcrocosmiiflora Lolium rigidum Sisyrinchium iridifolium Microlaena stipoides Juncaceae Oplismenus hirtellus subsp. imbecillis Juncus amabilis Pennisetum clandestinum Juncus australis Phleum pratense Juncus bufonius var. bufonius Poa breviglumis Juncus effusus var. effusus Poa colensoi Juncus kraussii var. australiensis Poa novae-zelandiae Juncus novae-zelandiae Poa pratensis Juncus planifolius Poa pusilla Juncus prismatocarpus Rytidosperma penicillatum Juncus tenuis var. tenuis Rytidosperma pilosum Luzula banksiana var. migrata Rytidosperma setifolium Luzula subclavata Rytidosperma viride Juncaginaceae Setaria viridis Triglochin striata Sorghum halepense Liliaceae Trisetum drucei Lilium formosanum Trisetum lepidum Orchidaceae Zoysia pauciflora Adenochilus gracilis Potamogetonaceae Aporostylis bifolia Potamogeton cheesemanii Diplodium trullifolium Potamogeton suboblongus Drymoanthus adversus Restionaceae Earina autumnalis Apodasmia similis Earina mucronata Ripogonaceae Ichthyostomum pygmaeum Ripogonum scandens Microtis unifolia Ruppiaceae Nematoceras macranthum Ruppia polycarpa Nematoceras orbiculatum Typhaceae Nematoceras rivulare** Typha orientalis Nematoceras trilobum Zingiberaceae Orthoceras novae-zeelandiae Hedychium gardnerianum Petalochilus chlorostylus Prasophyllum colensoi Dicotyledon Pterostylis banksii Aizoaceae Pterostylis graminea Disphyma australe subsp. australe Pterostylis humilis Alseuosmiaceae Pterostylis montana Alseuosmia macrophylla Pterostylis patens Amaranthaceae Pterostylis venosa Amaranthus viridis Stegostyla lyallii Chenopodium album Thelymitra hatchii Apiaceae Thelymitra longifolia Aciphylla colensoi Winika cunninghamii Anisotome aromatica Pandanaceae Chaerophyllum colensoi var. colensoi Freycinetia banksii Foeniculum vulgare Poaceae Hydrocotyle elongata Agrostis capillaris Hydrocotyle novae-zeelandiae var. novae-zeelandiae Agrostis dyeri Scandia rosifolia Agrostis personata Schizeilema allanii Aira caryophyllea subsp. caryophyllea Torilis arvensis Alopecurus pratensis Apocynaceae Anthosachne solandri Parsonsia heterophylla Avena fatua Araliaceae Bromus sterilis Pseudopanax crassifolius Chionochloa conspicua subsp. cunninghamii Pseudopanax laetus Chionochloa conspicua x pallens Raukaua x parvus Chionochloa flavicans Raukaua edgerleyi Chionochloa pallens subsp. pallens Schefflera digitata 3 Asteraceae Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgare Anaphalioides alpina Spergula arvensis Anaphalioides trinervis Spergularia tasmanica Arctium lappa Stellaria graminea Bellis perennis Stellaria media Brachyglottis bidwillii Stellaria parviflora Brachyglottis bidwillii x rotundifolia Chloranthaceae Brachyglottis kirkii var. kirkii Ascarina lucida var. lucida Brachyglottis kirkii var. angustior Convolvulaceae Brachyglottis repanda Calystegia silvatica Carduus pycnocephalus Ipomoea indica Carduus tenuiflorus Corynocarpaceae Celmisia incana Corynocarpus laevigatus Celmisia spectabilis subsp. spectabilis Crassulaceae Cirsium arvense Crassula sieberiana Cirsium vulgare Droseraceae Conyza sumatrensis Drosera arcturi Craspedia minor Drosera binata Crepis capillaris Drosera spatulata Euchiton involucratus Elaeocarpaceae Euchiton limosus Aristotelia serrata Euchiton ruahinicus Elaeocarpus dentatus Euchiton sphaericus Elaeocarpus hookerianus Helichrysum filicaule Ericaceae Hypochaeris glabra Archeria racemosa Hypochoeris radicata Calluna vulgaris Lapsana communis Dracophyllum adamsii Leucanthemum vulgare Dracophyllum adamsii x recurvum Leucogenes leontopodium Dracophyllum recurvum Olearia arborescens Dracophyllum recurvum x sinclairii Olearia arborescens x furfuracea Dracophyllum strictum Olearia arborescens x ilicifolia Dracophyllum traversii Olearia colensoi Erica cinerea Olearia ilicifolia Gaultheria antipoda x depressa var. novae-zelandiae Olearia nummularifolia Gaultheria depressa var. novae-zelandiae Pseudognaphalium luteoalbum Gaultheria oppositifolia Raoulia grandiflora Gaultheria paniculata x depressa var. novae-zelandiae Senecio banksii Leptecophylla juniperina var. juniperina Senecio bipinnatisectus Leucopogon fraseri Senecio minimus Fabaceae Senecio wairauensis Acacia decurrens Silybum marianum Acacia verticillata Tanacetum vulgare Cytisus scoparius Taraxacum officinale Medicago lupulina Vittadinia australis Melilotus indicus Berberidaceae Sophora tetraptera Berberis darwinii Teline monspessulana Bignoniaceae Trifolium ornithopodioides Podranea ricasoliana Vicia sativa Boraginaceae Gentianaceae Echium plantagineum Centaurium erythraea Echium vulgare Gentiana bellidifolia Myosotis forsteri Gentianella montana subsp. ionostigma Brassicaceae Geraniaceae Barbarea intermedia Erodium cicutarium Brassica oleracea Geranium dissectum Brassica rapa subsp. sylvestris Geranium microphyllum Cakile edentula Geranium molle Capsella bursa-pastoris Geranium potentilloides var. potentilloides Lepidium africanum Geranium pusillum Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. raphanistrum Goodeniaceae Rorippa divaricata Selliera radicans Cactaceae Griseliniaceae Opuntia monacantha Griselinia littoralis Calceolariaceae Gunneraceae Jovellana repens Gunnera monoica Campanulaceae Haloragaceae Lobelia angulata Gonocarpus micranthus Wahlenbergia littoricola subsp. vernicosa Gonocarpus montanus Cannabaceae Haloragis erecta subsp. erecta Cannabis sativa Myriophyllum propinquum Caprifoliaceae Hypericaceae Dipsacus sylvestris Hypericum humifusum Leycesteria formosa Hypericum involutum Sambucus 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    NZ Orchid Key: a new smartphone app for identifying native orchids Murray Dawson1, Jeremy Rolfe, Michael Pratt and Ian St George Smartphones have rapidly become the device of choice for New Zealanders and the rest of the world. Their processing power, storage capacity, and portability have come of age, making it possible to run comprehensive productivity apps including identification tools. Uptake of this technology will continue to increase into the foreseeable future. It is timely then that a powerful app for identifying native orchids is now available for smartphones and tablets from the Android Google Play Store and Apple’s iTunes (Fig. 1A–E)2. E Fig. 1 Screenshots of the NZ Orchid Key C app. A, icon, illustrating the mauve sun orchid (Thelymitra malvina). B, start-up screen. C, feature (character) list. D, entity (species) list. E, part of a built-in species profile. This free app, called the NZ Orchid Key, is easy-to-use, has lots of A colourful photographs, and covers a wide array of plant characters3, including leaves, flowers, habitats, and distribution for identifying native orchids. Users choose whichever characters in the app match the orchid specimen they are identifying through a process of elimination. If a user needs help to understand what a particular character state means, they can bring up an explanation page for it. Each species within the app is supported by a descriptive profile, providing all the information needed to verify the identification. Species D profiles include links out to online B resources on native orchids – the 1 Landcare Research, PO Box 69040, Lincoln 7640, Canterbury, New Zealand; [email protected] 2 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lucidcentral.mobile.nz_orchid and https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/nz-orchid-key/ id1063192594?mt=8 3 In total, 43 characters and 212 character states were chosen for identifying native orchids in the key.
  • Biodiversity Summary for NRM Regions Species List

    Biodiversity Summary for NRM Regions Species List

    Biodiversity Summary for NRM Regions Species List What is the summary for and where does it come from? This list has been produced by the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (SEWPC) for the Natural Resource Management Spatial Information System. The list was produced using the AustralianAustralian Natural Natural Heritage Heritage Assessment Assessment Tool Tool (ANHAT), which analyses data from a range of plant and animal surveys and collections from across Australia to automatically generate a report for each NRM region. Data sources (Appendix 2) include national and state herbaria, museums, state governments, CSIRO, Birds Australia and a range of surveys conducted by or for DEWHA. For each family of plant and animal covered by ANHAT (Appendix 1), this document gives the number of species in the country and how many of them are found in the region. It also identifies species listed as Vulnerable, Critically Endangered, Endangered or Conservation Dependent under the EPBC Act. A biodiversity summary for this region is also available. For more information please see: www.environment.gov.au/heritage/anhat/index.html Limitations • ANHAT currently contains information on the distribution of over 30,000 Australian taxa. This includes all mammals, birds, reptiles, frogs and fish, 137 families of vascular plants (over 15,000 species) and a range of invertebrate groups. Groups notnot yet yet covered covered in inANHAT ANHAT are notnot included included in in the the list. list. • The data used come from authoritative sources, but they are not perfect. All species names have been confirmed as valid species names, but it is not possible to confirm all species locations.