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Prairie Grass (Bromus catharticus)

Observer

zngow

Date

October 15, 2022 08:25 AM NZDT

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What

New Zealand Swamp Nettle (Urtica perconfusa)

Observer

ruralroamer

Date

March 19, 2024 12:30 PM NZDT

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Taranui (Paspalum orbiculare)

Observer

ben01

Description

In the older area of Waikumete Cemetery.

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Taranui (Paspalum orbiculare)

Observer

pjd1

Date

November 2008

Description

Locally common along roadside and in "gumland scrub". Generally a scarce species around Auckland now having succumbed to gross habitat modification, weed killers and ignorance (this species is indigenous NOT naturalised - see de Lange & Murray 2002)

de Lange, P.J.; Murray, B.G. 2002: Contributions to a chromosome atlas of the New Zealand flora—37. Miscellaneous families. New Zealand Journal of Botany 40: 1-23

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What

Sand Brome (Bromus arenarius)

Observer

pjd1

Date

November 2021

Description

Very uncommon - a few plants noted with Microlaena stipoides growing in guano under pines (Pinus radiata) in which birds roost.

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What

Jungle Bristle-Fern (Abrodictyum caudatum)

Observer

marleyi

Date

July 2023

Description

Synonym = Trichomanes caudatum

A second record for mainland New Zealand and a first for the Auckland region, previously known only from Kerikeri. Epiphyte on riparian Dicksonia squarrosa with Hymenodon pilifer, Tmesipteris tannensis, Lepraria ulrikii and other bryophytes. Under Kunzea robusta, Pseudopanax arboreus surrounded by sparse Geniostoma ligustrifolium var. ligustrifolium seedlings and occasional patch of Diploblechnum fraseri on ground. Only one tree fern with this filmy fern and only one other Dicksonia squarrosa seen. Abundant on the one tree, up to 2m high. With campanulate sori and long bristles.

Same population as: https://inaturalist.nz/observations/42946972

Thanks to @oaag1993 and @danielle522 for bringing this fern to my attention!

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What

Jungle Bristle-Fern (Abrodictyum caudatum)

Observer

danielle522

Date

April 2020

Description

Cant figure out which one. Doesnt quite look like the ones in the area, unless they're quite variable? Epiphytic on Dicksonia squarrosa, prolific on this one trunk

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mattward

Date

November 18, 2021 02:39 PM NZDT

Description

Several sepcimens about the place... I am a bit unsure about this ID as the plant seemed quite blue, which troubles me a bit...

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What

Clover Dodder (Cuscuta epithymum)

Observer

catherwoods

Date

November 10, 2017 04:51 PM +13

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What

Compact Brome (Bromus madritensis)

Observer

dr_dj_king

Date

February 1, 2024 10:08 AM NZDT

Description

Only remaining NZ grass key outcome after these inputs:
Lower glume length: 4 mm
Upper gluten length: 6 mm
Spikelet length: 13 mm
4 florets per spikelet
Ligule: membrane
Lemma awn: one awn present
Awn length: 6 mm

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Observer

joedillon

Date

January 24, 2024 10:51 AM NZDT

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joedillon

Date

January 23, 2024 09:55 AM NZDT

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joedillon

Date

January 20, 2024 07:47 PM NZDT

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joedillon

Date

January 20, 2024 01:55 PM NZDT

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What

Slender Clubrush (Isolepis cernua)

Observer

joedillon

Date

December 30, 2023 03:36 PM NZDT

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Observer

joedillon

Date

December 2023

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Observer

joedillon

Date

April 5, 2023 05:01 PM +1245

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What

Slender Clubrush (Isolepis cernua)

Observer

joedillon

Date

December 29, 2022 11:45 AM NZDT

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Observer

joedillon

Date

December 26, 2022 12:51 PM NZDT

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What

Slender Clubrush (Isolepis cernua)

Observer

joedillon

Date

December 26, 2022 12:42 PM NZDT

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What

Slender Clubrush (Isolepis cernua)

Observer

joedillon

Date

November 6, 2022 12:50 PM NZDT

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What

Canterbury Plains Tree Daisy (Olearia adenocarpa)

Observer

katemccombs

Date

March 2017

Description

In lowland dry plains grassland. Fenced off.

Only a few flowers at this time.

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Observer

svendhansen

Date

January 29, 2024 02:21 PM NZDT

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Observer

caqalai

Date

November 6, 2015

Description

Scattered occurrences in seasonally wet ground along the coast south east from the Orongorongo river mouth. Growing with eleocharis sps. and other isolepis sps.

This entity was renamed as Isolepis cernua var. platycarpa (S.T.Blake) Muasya (2002)

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What

Purple Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria)

Observer

pburtonbell

Date

January 14, 2024 08:10 AM NZDT

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What

Liverworts (Phylum Marchantiophyta)

Observer

joedillon

Date

January 23, 2024 02:04 PM NZDT

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What

Willowherbs (Genus Epilobium)

Observer

joedillon

Date

December 1, 2023 02:09 PM NZDT

Description

Hereabouts. Located around the junction of Cluden and Lauder Conservation areas.

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What

New Zealand Mountain Greenhood (Pterostylis montana)

Observer

katiew

Date

January 10, 2014

Description

Under native mixed canopy, predominantly broadleaf, mahoe.

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What

Grasses (Family Poaceae)

Observer

dr_dj_king

Date

November 4, 2023 12:49 PM NZDT

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Date

March 2023

Description

On open mudstone banks above coast. Small plants with drooping heads, flat to rolled scabrid dark dull green leaves. Not like description of A. sacondros.

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What

Grasses (Family Poaceae)

Date

April 25, 2023 04:27 PM NZST

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Observer

meurkc

Date

February 20, 2017

Description

dry stony floodplain, in partial shade; very blue stemmed

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What

Prairie Grass (Bromus catharticus)

Observer

dr_dj_king

Date

December 2, 2022 08:05 PM NZDT

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What

Bromes (Genus Bromus)

Observer

dr_dj_king

Date

November 5, 2022 01:56 PM NZDT

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What

Soft Brome (Bromus hordeaceus)

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leonperrie

Date

November 14, 2021 05:16 PM NZDT

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What

Bromes (Genus Bromus)

Observer

naturewatchwidow

Date

November 14, 2021 04:45 PM NZDT

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What

Prairie Grass (Bromus catharticus)

Observer

dr_dj_king

Date

October 31, 2021 02:11 PM NZDT

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What

Grasses (Family Poaceae)

Observer

benjansss

Date

October 19, 2023 12:12 PM NZDT

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Greenhoods (Genus Pterostylis)

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cbeem

Date

December 6, 2023 10:20 AM NZDT

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What

Greenhoods (Genus Pterostylis)

Observer

beckykerr

Date

November 30, 2023 01:41 PM NZDT

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What

Greenhoods (Genus Pterostylis)

Observer

species-spotter

Date

November 25, 2023 05:48 PM NZDT

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What

Sun Orchids (Genus Thelymitra)

Observer

species-spotter

Date

November 25, 2023 02:50 PM NZDT

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What

Bush Rice Grass (Ehrharta diplax)

Observer

joedillon

Date

January 1, 2024 07:44 PM NZDT

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rubecula

Date

November 2020

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joedillon

Date

December 8, 2023 12:29 PM NZDT

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naturewatchwidow

Date

November 18, 2023 07:16 PM NZDT

Description

Hybrid between ternata and simplex

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What

Wallaby Grasses (Genus Rytidosperma)

Observer

joedillon

Date

January 3, 2023 03:09 PM NZDT

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What

Wallaby Grasses (Genus Rytidosperma)

Observer

joedillon

Date

December 30, 2022 01:21 PM NZDT

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Observer

joedillon

Date

December 30, 2022 01:14 PM NZDT

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What

Grasses (Family Poaceae)

Observer

joedillon

Date

December 30, 2022 07:56 AM NZDT

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What

Grasses (Family Poaceae)

Observer

greenschist

Date

January 12, 2019 01:55 PM NZDT

Description

little grass in Phyllachne colensoi cushion

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What

Blue Wheat Grass (Anthosachne scabra)

Observer

greenschist

Date

January 9, 2019 09:21 AM NZDT

Description

Abundant long drooping culms of Anthosachne in weedy pasture.

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greenschist

Date

January 12, 2019 12:31 PM NZDT

Description

On steep bog, in Chinochloa macra-herbfield.

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greenschist

Date

February 2016

Description

flush zone

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david_lyttle

Date

January 14, 2015

Description

Agrostis muelleriana, with flower spikes

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aalbertrebergen

Date

October 2015

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leonperrie

Date

October 1, 2022 12:57 PM NZDT

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Date

March 2023

Description

At base of boulderfield

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What

Western Underground Orchid (Rhizanthella gardneri)

Observer

hugo_innes

Date

June 2023

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Observer

hortje

Date

June 1987

Place

Private

Description

Plants growing under Melaleuca uncinata. Flowers are completely underground except for a ring of bracts pushing above the ground and leaf litter under the trees. Tiny flies were observed leaving the flower.

Flowers were gently excavated, bracts eased open. After photos were taken, the bracts were closed, sand and leaf litter repositioned around flower.

Very few of these plants are observed and classed as Threatened Flora (Declared Rare Flora — Extant).

Unfortunately during 1988 a wildfire burnt the area and the orchids have not been relocated at this location.

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What

Hatch's Thelymitra (Thelymitra hatchii)

Observer

johnb-nz

Date

December 16, 2014

Description

One photo includes hover fly on the flower.

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What

Leek Orchid (Prasophyllum colensoi)

Observer

cheryldawson19

Date

December 31, 2017 12:42 PM NZDT

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What

Leek Orchid (Prasophyllum colensoi)

Observer

melsmell

Date

January 21, 2018 02:13 PM NZDT

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What

Leek Orchid (Prasophyllum colensoi)

Observer

cheryldawson19

Date

December 16, 2018 07:49 AM NZDT

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What

Leek Orchid (Prasophyllum colensoi)

Observer

cheryldawson19

Date

December 15, 2018 04:25 PM NZDT

Description

Growing up behind Sunrise hut on the way to Armstrong saddle

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What

Cudweeds, Everlastings, and Pussytoes (Subtribe Gnaphaliinae)

Observer

cco

Date

January 4, 1992

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What

Striped Sun Orchid (Thelymitra pulchella)

Observer

johnb-nz

Date

December 6, 2019 01:05 PM NZDT

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What

Striped Sun Orchid (Thelymitra pulchella)

Observer

katiew

Date

January 18, 2020 11:55 AM NZDT

Description

This one with small beetle feeding

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Date

November 20, 2021 12:50 PM NZDT

Description

came a full 38 days earlier to last year and structural integrity already waning. Seems like these must pop up early Nov. Follow up on https://inaturalist.nz/observations/67302840

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What

Bog Mingimingi (Androstoma empetrifolium)

Observer

caqalai

Date

December 20, 2014

Description

Common at higher altitude in the Southern Tararua range in short opn scrub areas and along track margins

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Observer

jeantompkins

Date

October 2023

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What

Leek Orchid (Prasophyllum colensoi)

Observer

reingered

Date

December 25, 2022 10:47 AM NZDT

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What

Iridescent Corybas (Corybas iridescens)

Observer

nikbaines

Date

September 30, 2018 03:42 PM NZDT

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Observer

cheryldawson19

Date

December 2018

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What

Peka-a-Waka (Earina mucronata)

Observer

mattward

Date

December 22, 2016 04:13 PM NZDT

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What

Alexanders (Smyrnium olusatrum)

Observer

moira_parker

Date

September 3, 2023 03:32 PM NZST

Description

Shiny pinnate leaves, ridged flower stem 70cm, pink striped bracts, yellow flowers. Several plants among pasture grasses on edge of Little Hoopers Inlet

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What

Spider Orchids (Genus Corybas)

Observer

rainbowfishnz

Date

September 2, 2023 01:14 PM NZST

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What

Coastal Cutty Grass (Cyperus ustulatus)

Observer

lisa_bennett

Date

June 19, 2022 01:44 PM NZST

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What

Forest Bindweed (Calystegia marginata)

Observer

jack4

Date

March 3, 2022 04:20 PM NZDT

Description

What appears to be a hybrid combination of C. marginata x C. sepium subsp. roseata

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What

Daisy Family (Family Asteraceae)

Observer

brucedc

Date

December 2008

Description

Intergeneric hybrid in the wild. Additional images to show plant in cultivation propagated from cutting.

See https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/0028825X.1988.10410122

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What

Common Sun Orchid (Thelymitra longifolia)

Observer

katiew

Date

December 29, 2022 01:18 PM NZDT

Description

Bee is a separate observation

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What

Spotted Fleshy Tree Orchid (Drymoanthus flavus)

Observer

fergus

Date

January 2020

Description

Taking a punt on D. flavus here, but I'll happily be corrected. Epiphytic on Leptecophylla juniperina.

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marleyi

Date

December 28, 2019 10:56 AM NZDT

Description

Double header seen on log in beech forest.

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What

Grass-leaved Greenhood (Pterostylis graminea)

Observer

caqalai

Date

October 30, 2017 01:32 PM NZDT

Description

A few plants flowering on a steep bank above the stream under regenerating scrub. The second photograph is a closer one of the possible pollinator which had left by the time i managed to get the last shot.

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What

Sun Orchids (Genus Thelymitra)

Observer

rimuridgerakiura

Date

January 22, 2021 06:31 PM +13

Description

Striped sun orchid or swamp sun orchid?

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What

Iridescent Corybas (Corybas iridescens)

Observer

alasdairn

Date

August 13, 2022 12:40 PM NZST

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What

Dancing Spider Orchid (Corybas acuminatus)

Observer

nikau44

Date

October 2, 2019 02:06 PM NZDT

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What

Green Bird Orchid (Chiloglottis cornuta)

Date

October 25, 2021 02:11 PM NZDT

Description

thrip party

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What

Trowel-leaved Greenhood (Pterostylis trullifolia)

Observer

parkecology

Date

July 29, 2018 09:51 AM NZST

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What

Maikaika (Microtis unifolia)

Observer

slsfish

Date

December 2, 2022 05:39 PM NZDT

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What

Maikaika (Microtis unifolia)

Observer

mike68lusk

Date

November 25, 2022 12:46 PM NZDT

Description

it's common to see ants on M. unifolia but I've never seen an ant with pollinia attached

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What

Green Column Caladenia (Caladenia chlorostyla)

Date

December 28, 2020 06:37 PM NZDT

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What

Green Column Caladenia (Caladenia chlorostyla)

Date

November 21, 2020 12:19 PM NZDT

Description

corresponding observation for the bug: https://inaturalist.nz/observations/65578240

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What

Mountain Caps Orchid (Caladenia lyallii)

Observer

lobelialin

Date

December 22, 2022 02:46 PM NZDT

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What

Fleshy Tree Orchid (Drymoanthus adversus)

Observer

jack4

Date

September 25, 2021 01:48 PM NZST

Description

Must have come off a branch in the recent storms. I will test if it can remain growing after being submerged in saltwater for some time.

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What

New Zealand Mountain Greenhood (Pterostylis montana)

Observer

mattward

Date

November 11, 2022 09:17 AM NZDT

Description

An un-named entity apparently in the P. monatana agg. Locally common.

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What

New Zealand Mountain Greenhood (Pterostylis montana)

Observer

mattward

Date

November 11, 2022 04:28 PM NZDT

Description

Elongated pinched apex of labellum quite interesting. Part of the aggregate for now I imagine

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What

New Zealand Mountain Greenhood (Pterostylis montana)

Observer

mattward

Date

November 11, 2022 04:33 PM NZDT

Description

Similar to specimens noted earlier.

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What

Winter Greenhood (Pterostylis alobula)

Observer

mattward

Date

July 19, 2019 12:50 PM NZST

Description

Growing below Manuka.

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What

Winter Greenhood (Pterostylis alobula)

Observer

barrett10

Date

May 28, 2020 02:46 PM NZST

Description

Look at the double flower on this greenhood!