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Miki (Coprosma propinqua)Observer
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2.5m tree with small rounded leaves.
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Mānuka (Leptospermum scoparium)Observer
abbielarsonDescription
Small, oval pointed leaves. Prickly to touch. Flower buds alternating.
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Shining Karamu (Coprosma lucida)Observer
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Tall shrub, shiny leaves
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Richards Toetoe (Austroderia richardii)Observer
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2m tall shrub with yellow fluffy inflorescence large sticks reach out of centre
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Spanish Heath (Erica lusitanica)Observer
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0.6m shrub with orange/pale flowers,
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Gorse (Ulex europaeus)Observer
abbielarsonDescription
1.5m shrub, yellow flowers, spiky leaves
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Mount Cook Lily (Ranunculus lyallii)Observer
abbielarsonDescription
Flowering plant, curved leaves, white flowers with yellow centre, smooth leaves and stem
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Mikoikoi (Libertia ixioides)Observer
abbielarsonDescription
Small shrub, white flowed with yellow centre, green buds with black stripes, leaves spiked
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Giant Himalayan Lily (Cardiocrinum giganteum)Observer
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2m tall tree, large budding flower at top, large rhubarb type leaves, concave type stems, approx 10cm stalk, ground cover is approx 3m
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Great Rhododendron (Rhododendron maximum)Observer
abbielarsonDescription
Approx 30m tall tree, bunches of pink flowers spread out from main truck and into area surrounding, approx 0.5m trunk
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True Lilies (Genus Lilium)Observer
abbielarsonDescription
Yellow flower, with black speckles, orange anthers, pointy leaves,
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Common Speargrass (Aciphylla squarrosa)Observer
abbielarsonDescription
Approx 70cm shrub, found in botanic gardens, spiked leaves, golden flowers branched from stalk, approx 4 spikes per branch with 2 bunches of flowers
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Pine Family (Family Pinaceae)Observer
abbielarsonDescription
Approx 30m tree at botanic gardens
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Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba)Observer
abbielarsonDescription
Juvenile tree at botanic hardens. Approx 2m tall
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Silver Birch (Betula pendula)Observer
abbielarsonDescription
Dunedin botanic Gardens. Approx 20m tall. Silvery trunk. Leaves and stalks don’t start until half way down branches
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Bush Flax (Astelia fragrans)Observer
abbielarsonDescription
About 0.5m tall, leaves approximately 1m long. Pale underside of leaf, public Woodhaugh gardens, lowland
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Twiggy Coprosma (Coprosma rhamnoides)Observer
abbielarsonDescription
Approx 40cm tall, smooth rounded leaves with varying sizes, emerges from ground matter,
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Wineberry (Aristotelia serrata)Observer
abbielarsonDescription
Branching tree about 8m tall, branches bend over and extend into light, pink flowers, copper underside of leaves, public gardens