The voucher specimen number if a specimen of this exact individual plant has been lodged in the Auckland Herbarium at the Auckland Museum
Observation | AK (Auckland Museum Herbarium) Number |
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Photos / SoundsWhatCommon Pocket-Moss (Fissidens taxifolius)ObservermarleyiDescriptionLocal, small patch weedy in herbicide sprayed lawn margin under macrocarpa (Hesperocyparis macrocarpa). Sunburnt in soil with weeds: Cerastium glomeratum, Lapsana communis, Lysimachia arvensis, Trifolium dubium and Veronica spp. |
AK388074 |
Photos / SoundsWhatDrosera gunnianaObservervioletvioletvioletDescriptionIn really boggy sports field amongst some grasses and mosses. Field is mowed down occasionally. Soil was poor draining and clay-like. This species formed a dense colony around 50m x 100m. Plants were in flower at the time. Some variation present some flowers were white, to light pink. Also variaiton stem colour, green to red. AK386924 |
AK386924 |
Photos / SoundsWhatEuropean Royal Fern (Osmunda regalis)Observerben01DescriptionSingle specimen. Growing in willow (Salix fragilis) dominated wetland. Apologies for poor images, I couldn't get any closer.
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AK380941 |
AK381487 | |
AK 358872 | |
Photos / SoundsWhatCrimson Rātā (Metrosideros carminea)Observerjacqui-nzDescriptionThrilled to find a wild flowering M. carminea vine beside the track. The vine was growing on a tall tree fern trunk (no fronds) that had snapped near the base. Possibly from the weight of the vine. A M. carminea vine was planted at Arataki Visitor Centre nearby over the hill, about 10 years ago. Wondered if there's a possibility the wild vine self-seeded from the planted vine? July 2019 update: current status of the vine, looked dead but showing signs of life: https://inaturalist.nz/observations/28712258 |
AK 369440 |
Photos / SoundsWhatFeathered Mosquito Fern (Azolla pinnata)Observerjacqui-nzDescriptionI think the native species ... Still pond a few metres from the river. |
374695 |
Photos / SoundsWhatRed Azolla (Azolla rubra)Observerjacqui-nzDescriptionStill patch in the vegetation beside the river. |
374693 |
Photos / SoundsWhatHairy Speedwell (Veronica calycina)Observerjacqui-nzDescriptionMaybe Veronica calycina? Found at the same location as a flowering V. calycina obs: https://inaturalist.nz/observations/20149818 No flowers. Fruit forming, leaves larger. Many plants growing in a 'creeper' way on a weedy access lane in native bush. Specimen in photos sent to Auckland Museum. |
AK373305 |
Photos / SoundsWhatHairy Speedwell (Veronica calycina)Observerjacqui-nzDescriptionCommon on a weedy access lane in native bush. |
AK373305 |
WhatBracken (Pteridium esculentum)ObservertangatawhenuaDescriptionIn the Te Paki 4wd park. Speciman collected @leon_perrie :) |
AK372822 |
WhatBracken (Pteridium esculentum)ObservertangatawhenuaDescriptionGrowing overlooking the Tohe.
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AK372820 |
Photos / SoundsWhatWavy Filmy Fern (Hymenophyllum flexuosum)Observerben01DescriptionRare. two plants on basalt, in lava forest. First record here since the 1940’s (Cranwell & Wall 1943).
Voucher lodged in AK herbarium. AK371040. Cranwell, L; Wall, A (1943). The botany of Auckland (2nd ed). Auckland, New Zealand: Auckland Institute and War Memorial Museum. |
AK371040 |
WhatPlagiochila pacificaObserverpjd1DescriptionUncommon. A reasonably big patch noted gorwing on rocks supporting Asplenium parksii, Neckeropsis lepieana, Papillaria and other smaller Lejeuneaceous liverworts. Not noted at this site during September 2017 Bryophyte Survey but possibly seen in the Takuvaine Stream catchment. Identification confirmed by Dr M.A.M. Renner using DNA sequences and morphology. Voucher: P.J. de Lange CK196, T.J.P. de Lange & F.J.T. de Lange, F, NSW, AK 353961 |
AK 353961 |
Photos / SoundsWhatScaly Tree Fern (Sphaeropteris cooperi)Observerben01DescriptionSingle plant. Spontaneously appeared in garden around 3 years ago. All fronds sterile. Herbarium voucher: AK368859, also a duplicate in WELT.
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AK368859 |
Photos / SoundsWhatHart's-tongue Fern (Asplenium scolopendrium)Observerben01DescriptionSingle specimen growing from basalt retaining wall, in shade. Apologies for poor quality cellphone photograph. Voucher lodged in AK herbarium. AK368858 Edenvale reserve, Mt Eden, Auckland |
AK 368858 |
AK 368430 | |
AK 368424 | |
Photos / SoundsWhatBristly Oxtongue (Helminthotheca echioides)Observerpjd1PlaceKapiti Island Nature Reserve, Rangatira - Waiorua Coastal track, north of Te Kahuoterangi Whaling Station (Google, OSM)DescriptionCommon weed in coastal sites, along tracks and around settlements. Voucher: P.J. de Lange 13792, AK 368422 |
AK 368422 |
Photos / SoundsWhatWillow Weed (Persicaria maculosa)Observerpjd1DescriptionWeed in former bird aviary / vegetable garden. Miserable specimen but a new weed record for the island. Voucher: PdL 13786, AK 368416 |
AK 368416 |
Photos / SoundsWhatDelta Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum raddianum)Observerpjd1DescriptionThoroughly naturalized on retaining wall behind 'Red House'. Associated with Adiantum capillus-veneris and Arthropodium cirratum. Voucher: P.J. de Lange 13785, AK 368415, WELT |
AK 368415 |
Photos / SoundsWhatSweet Violet (Viola odorata)Observerpjd1DescriptionCommon weed at northern settlement where it grows along the foreshore, in rough pasture, and in mown ground near settlements. Also present in coastal scrub within Nature Reserve boundaries. The race present on the island has cleistogamous flowers only. Voucher: P.J. de Lange 13782, AK 368408 |
AK 368408 |
WhatBanana Passionfruit (Passiflora tarminiana)Observerpjd1DescriptionSingle vine noted scrambling over mapou (Myrsine australis), wharangi (Melicope ternata) and rawirinui (Kunzea robusta). Another serious environmental weed whose full extent I could not gauge as it occurs on private land. Voucher: P.J. de Lange 13778, AK 368404 |
AK 368404 |
WhatMonkey Apple (Syzygium smithii)Observerpjd1DescriptionYoung wilding tree 4 m tall growing on side of Waiorua Stream. No adults seen in the area - presumably self-established from bird dispersed fruits, either from the nearby mainland (where this tree is common) or from somewhere in the Waiorua Settlement (private land). This is a serious environmental weed for Kapiti Island. Voucher: P.J. de Lange 13774, AK 368397 |
AK 368397 |
WhatLarge-leaved Milk Tree (Paratrophis banksii)Observerpjd1DescriptionSolitary tree c. 7 m tall growing on margin of Waiorua Stream. One of the many pleasing results of the eradication of rats from Kapiti in 1996 has been the spectacular spread of Streblus banksii. In 1998 I knew of scattered trees and though this specie is still uncommon there are now numerous seedlings, saplings and trees of this size scattered throughout the northern half of the island (which I surveyed). A wonderful result as the fruits and seedlings of this tree are directly predated on by rats - if they had been left in Kapiti, ultimately this tree would have gone extinct there. Voucher: P.J. de Lange 13773, AK 368395 |
AK 368395 |
Photos / SoundsWhatGiant Hypolepis (Hypolepis dicksonioides)Observerpjd1DescriptionUncommon. A few plants noted on margin of Waiorua Stream in sites that are frequently flooded - so specimens covered in flood debris. Young fronds covered in sticky glandular hairs. Fronds up to 2 m tall, strongly deltoid in outline. Voucher: P.J. de Lange 13770, AK 368393 |
AK 368393 |
Photos / SoundsWhatCutty Grass (Carex geminata)Observerpjd1DescriptionCommon in muddy back swamp adjacent Waiorua. I am placing this observation within C. geminata s.l. because the spikelets are long and narrow ('worm-like) but note that the utricles are beaked - so equating with C. lessoniana (C. geminata s.s. is said to have 'shortly beaked, or un-beaked' utricles. There is also a third entity in this complex on Kapiti Island - the widespread, seemingly unnamed C. aff. geminata (known by the tag names 'coast' and 'giant') which is common in coastal swamps. See discussion on the taxonomic issues of this group and field distinctions under http://naturewatch.org.nz/observations/6020229 - an observation that fits Carex lessoniana best. Voucher: P.J. de Lange 13769, AK 368392 |
AK 368392 |
Photos / SoundsWhatCutting Sedge (Gahnia pauciflora)Observerpjd1DescriptionUncommon. So far the only Gahnia species seen on the island (though G, setifolia was reported by Leonard Cockayne in 1907). Noted in two places only, here on a steep ridge leading up from the Waiorua Valley and also on a ridge between the Te Rere and Te Kahuoterangi Stream. Images show mature seeding adult, inflorescence and an inflorescence with the dehisced nuts. Voucher: P.J. de Lange 13764, AK 368386 |
AK 368386 |
Photos / SoundsWhatBristle Fern (Abrodictyum elongatum)Observerpjd1DescriptionOn overhanging clay bank in dense coastal forest. A new record for the island. Voucher: P.J. de Lange 13762, AK 368385 |
AK 368385 |
AK 368384 |