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Climbing Asparagus (Asparagus scandens)Observer
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Under eucalypts and unfortunately a reasonably large but young patch
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Puriri Moth (Aenetus virescens)Observer
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Poor young puriri trees nailed by the moths - main stem of 4 year old plantings
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Artist's Brackets, Reishi, and Allies (Genus Ganoderma)Observer
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On base of a very large live pollarded weeping willow
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Twiggy Coprosma (Coprosma rhamnoides)Observer
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Or … in full fabulous fruit for local skinks
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Kahikatea (Dacrycarpus dacrydioides)Observer
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Mass fruiting of planted tree - tasty
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Sigaus australisObserver
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Usually too quick to photograph… but this one jumped into a puddle
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Musk Monkeyflower (Erythranthe moschata)Observer
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On the old hut site and appears constrained to that site
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Self Heal (Prunella vulgaris)Observer
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On the old hut site with a range of other non native species
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Bush Flax (Astelia fragrans)Observer
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Only one seen fruiting along the track
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Large Mountain Daisy (Celmisia semicordata ssp. semicordata)Observer
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At the very end of the flowering season
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South Island Edelweiss (Leucogenes grandiceps)Observer
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In stunning flower
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Common Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)Observer
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Roadkill - newish subdivision doesn’t appear to have much cover!
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Port Jackson Fig (Ficus rubiginosa)Observer
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Or Moreton bay fig … full of Tui the last 2 or 3 weeks … the birds spreading the seeds of ripe fruit of this horrible weed ecosystem collapser into the tops of other trees - especially Phoenix Pam’s; also pollarded street trees and stone walls. Need the maungawhau authority and auckland council to remove the trees ASAP and replace with puriri for the Tui
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Kahikatea (Dacrycarpus dacrydioides)Observer
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Maybe the first fruits of autumn?
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Plantago triandraObserver
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Stunning to see an entire bowling green of this beautiful herb with a few self-establishing in adjacent concrete; the fringes of the green had a Leptinella species
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Sweet Alyssum (Lobularia maritima)Observer
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In full flower with some dense patches - I didn’t think of it as a sand dune invader
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Jersey Cudweed (Pseudognaphalium luteoalbum)Observer
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A dense area in ephemeral wetland in full flower
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Western Weka (Gallirallus australis ssp. australis)Observer
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Horrid photo but seen on the way north the previous day… one other weka roadkill seen between here and Charleston not able to be photographed
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European Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)Observer
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Most common Roadkill …. Missed photo of possum 5 km towards Porters
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Mountain Wineberry (Aristotelia fruticosa)Observer
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In fruit
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Bush Snowberry (Gaultheria antipoda)Observer
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Heavy fruit load in prime spot on the river bank and at forest edge
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Russell Lupin (Lupinus polyphyllus)Observer
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Very late flowering on the riverbank in part shade
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Late Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster coriaceus)Observer
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Sad to see this garden escape in abundance and much developing fruit …
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Ice Plant (Carpobrotus edulis)Observer
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No flowers to confirm species but another nasty sand dune invader
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Kikuyu Grass (Cenchrus clandestinus)Observer
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Nasty smothering grass by the campground would be bad news spreading along the coast
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Garden Montbretia (Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora)Observer
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The most common riverside and roadside weed spread by floods and roadside mowing/drainage maintenance … alongside hydrangeas
