25 CHECKLIST OF THE VASCULAR PLANTS OF THE SALTWATER ECOLOGICAL AREA AND ADJACENT AREAS David A. Norton This list covers all the higher plants in the Saltwater Ecological Area, Saltwater Lagoon Scenic Reserve, and adjacent unoccupied Crown land. The checklist is compiled from my notes and those of Peter Wardle, and are supplemented by a number of records made during the Canterbury Botanical Society summer camp at Harihari, January 1987. INDIGENOUS SPECIES Ferns and fern allies Hymenophyllum lyallii Hymenophyllum malingii Asplenium bulbiferum Hymenophyllum multifidum Asplenium flaccidum Hymenophyllum rarum Asplenium polyodon Hymenophyllum revolutum Hymenophyllum sanguinolentum Blechnum chambersii Hypolepis rufobarbata Blechnum discolor Blechnum fluviatile Lastreopsis glabella Blechnum minus Lastreopsis hispida Blechnum nigrum Leptopteris hymenophylloides Blechnum procerum Leptopteris superba Blechnum vulcanicum Lindsaea trichomanoides Blechnum sp. (blackspot form) Lycopodium ramulosum Lycopodium varium Ctenopteris heterophylla Lycopodium volubile Cyathea smithii Phymatosorus diversifolius Dicksonia fibrosa Pneumatopteris pennigera Dicksonia squarrosa Polystichum vestitum Pteridium esculentum Gleichenia dicarpa Pyrrosia serpens Gleichenia microphylla Grammitis billardierei Rumohra adiantiformis Histiopteris incisa Sticherus cunninghamii Hymenophyllum armstrongii Hymenophyllum demissum Tmesipteris elongata Hymenophyllum dilatatum Tmesipteris tannensis Hymenophyllum ferrugineum Trichomanes reniforme Hymenophyllum flabellatum Trichomanes strictum Hymenophyllum flexuosum Trichomanes venosum 26 Conifers Dracophyllum palustre Drosera binata Dacrycarpus dacrydioides Drosera spathulata Dacrydium cupressinum Elaeocarpus dentatus Halocarpus bidwillii Elaeocarpus hookerianus Epilobium brunnescens Lagarostrobos colensoi Epilobium microphyllum Lepidothamnus laxifolius Libocedrus bidwillii Fuchsia excorticata Fuchsia perscandens Phyllocladus alpinus Podocarpus acutifolius Galium perpusillum Podocarpus hallii Gaultheria antipoda Podocarpus totara var waihoense Glossostigma elatinoides Prumnopitys ferruginea Gnaphalium audax Prumnopitys taxifolia Gnaphalium ?delicatum Gnaphalium japonicum Gnaphalium limosum Dicotyledons Gonocarpus micranthus Gratiola sexdentata Acaena anserinifolia Griselinia littoralis Acaena novae-zelandiae Griselinia lucida Alseuosmia pusilla Aristotelia serrata Haloragis erecta Ascarina lucida Hebe elliptica Hebe salicifolia Callitriche sp. Hedycarya arborea Calystegia soldanella Hydrocotyle moschata Calystegia tuguriorum Hydrocotyle novae-zeelandiae var. Cardamine debilis montana Carmichaelia arborea Hydrocotyle novae-zeelandiae Carpodetus serratus (pilose form) Celmisia cf. graminifolia Hypsela rivalis Centella uniflora Clematis paniculata Leptinella dioica Coprosma ciliata Leptinella squalida Coprosma colensoi Leptospermum scoparium Coprosma foetidissima Lilaeopsis novae-zelandiae Coprosma lucida Lobelia anceps Coprosma propinqua Coprosma rhamnoides Melicytus lanceolatus Coprosma rotundifolia Melicytus ramiflorus Coprosma sp. (aff. C. parviflora) Metrosideros diffusa Cyathodes empetrifolia Metrosideros fulgens Metrosideros perforata 27 Metrosideros umbellata Tillaea kirkii Muehlenbeckia australis Muehlenbeckia axillaris Urtica incisa Myriophyllum pedunculatum Utricularia novae-zelandiae Myriophyllum propinquum Myrsine australis Viola lyallii Myrsine divaricata Myrsine salicina Wahlenbergia gracilis Weinmannia racemosa Neomyrtus pedunculata Nertera depressa Nertera scapanioides Monocotyledons Nertera sp. (aff. N.dichondrifolia) Aporostylis bifolia Olearia ilicifolia Astelia fragrans Oxalis exilis Astelia grandis Astelia nervosa Parsonsia heterophylla Astelia solandri Pennantia corymbosa Pittosporum colensoi Baumea rubiginosa Pittosporum crassicaule Baumea tenax Polygonum decipiens Baumea teretifolia Pratia angulata Bulbophyllum pygmaeum Pseudopanax anomalus Pseudopanax colensoi Caladenia catenata Pseudopanax crassifolius Carex oppressa Pseudopanax simplex Carex coriacea Pseudowintera colorata Carex dipsacea Carex dissita Quintinia acutifolia Carex geminata Carex pumila Raoulia hookeri Carex solandri Raoulia tenuicaulis Carex virgata Rorippa islandica Centrolepis ciliata Rubus australis Cordyline australis Rubus cissoides Cortaderia richardii Rubus schmidelioides Corybas acuminatus Cyperus ustulatus Schefflera digitata Selliera radicans Dendrobium cunninghamii Senecio minimus Desmoschoenus spiralis Sophora microphylla Dianella nigra Stellaria parviflora Dichelachne crinita Streblus microphylla Earina autumnalis Tetragonia tetragonioides Earina mucronata 28 Eleocharis acuta Phormium tenax Eleocharis sphacelata Poa anceps Empodisma minus Poa pusilla Potamogeton sp. Freycinetia baueriana subsp. banksii Pterostylis graminea Pterostylis venosa Gahnia procera Gahnia rigida Ripogonum scandens Gahnia xanthocarpa Schoenus maschalinus Juncus gregiflorus Scirpus americanus Juncus maritimus Scirpus mundatus Juncus planifolius Scirpus nodosus Scirpus prolifer Lachnagrostis lyallii Spiranthus sinensis Leptocarpus similis Libertia pulchella Luzuriaga parviflora Thelymitra venosa Typha orientalis Microlaena avenacea Microtis unifolia Uncinia rupestris Uncinia uncinata NATURALISED SPECIES Achillea millefolium Agrostis stolonifera Holcus lanatus Agrostis tenuis Hypochaeris glabra Aira caryophyllea Aira praecox Juncus acuminatus Ammophila arenaria Juncus bufonius Anagallis arvensis Juncus bulbosus Anthoxanthum odoratum Juncus effusus Juncus tenuis Buxus sempervirens Lotus pedunculatus Callitriche stagnalis Lotus subbiflorus Centipeda cunninghamii Cerastium holosteoides Mentha pulegium Cirsium arvense Mentha spicatus Cirsium vulgare Myosotis caespitosa Dactylis glomerata Navarettia squarrosa Digitalis purpurea Poa annua Galium palustre Polycarpon tetraphyllum 29 Polygonum hydropiper Solanum gracile Polygonum prostratum Sonchus asper Prunella vulgaris Sonchus oleraceus Spergularia rubra Ranunculus repens Stellaria graminea Rubus fruticosus Stellaria media Rumex acetosella Ulex europaeus Sagina procumbens Senecio jacobaea Veronica ?arvensis Senecio sylvaticus Vulpia myuros Halocarpus bidwilli .