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Dwarf Mistletoe (Korthalsella lindsayi)Observer
reinderwDescription
K. clavata, I assume?
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Fennel-leaf Pondweed (Stuckenia pectinata)Observer
melissa_hutchisonDescription
In shallow water near lake edge
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Matai (Prumnopitys taxifolia)Observer
jasonbuttDescription
Approx 8m tall. Dbh 100mm
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New Zealand Grass Skink (Oligosoma polychroma)Observer
joepbDescription
Showed up in my rock garden!
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Parāoa (Sperm Whale) (Physeter macrocephalus)Observer
joepbDescription
An individual named Manu, we were told.
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New Zealand Mantis (Orthodera novaezealandiae)Observer
shona_tDescription
1) with blue spot (right leg)
2) without blue spot (left leg)
".. spots on the femur only gain a blue colour for this defensive stance (Sharell, 1982)."
http://www.canterburynature.org/species/lincoln_essays/nzmantis.php
Within 1 meter of 3 ootheca in Tag 'mantis on plum' May 16. Male dies after mating, female dies after laying eggs?
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Longflower Veldtgrass (Ehrharta longiflora)Observer
jon_sullivanDescription
This is the same patch that @alice_shanks discovered this month at the base of Hackthorne Road. I stopped to get some closer photos. I've not seen this anywhere else in the city, yet, and I'm looking now.
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Lacy Phacelia (Phacelia tanacetifolia)Observer
jon_sullivanDescription
One wild plant in flower down our shared driveway.
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American Black Nightshade (Solanum americanum)Observer
pjd1Description
Common herb in open sites within a kahikatea (Dacrycarpus dacrydioides) / totara (Podocarpus totara var. totara) forest remnant.
Stamens 0.8-1.0 mm long, fruits immature but all seen with strongly reflexed calyces, calyces narrow, fruits containing stone cells.
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Great Willowherb (Epilobium hirsutum)Observer
jasonbuttDescription
A specimen has been accessioned at Allan Herbarium. Record number CHR 646066
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Deer Mushrooms (Genus Pluteus)Observer
dougaltDescription
Three stages of development
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Witch's Hat (Hygrocybe conica)Observer
david_lyttleDescription
Hygrocybe conica, growing in lawn, garden. Note third picture shows moss present under grass.
