Observations by ske70

Myrsine nummularia is part of the Primulaceae family. It is a low growing shrub with purple fruit. The leaves have distinct petioles with the stem being a reddish brown colour. Their fruit starts off green and turns purple once ripe.

Podocarpus nivalis is from the Podocarpaceae family. It is a dense erect shrub which can also be creeping with its leaves being spirally arranged. It is an dioecious with the female having red fruits.

Gaultheria depressa is part of the Ericaceae family. It has a false fruit; the fleshy bits of the fruit are the petals of the flowers. These false fruits are generally white but can be red/pink. It is the matt forming Gaulteria with alternate leaf arrangement. The leaves also have a serrated leaf margin.

Cytisus scoparius is from the family Fabaceae. It is a shrub 5-angled stems and has leaves which are glabrous above and sericeous below. If there were flowers they would be solitary with the corolla usually yellow with some red. The seedpods are black and oblong shaped with hairy margins. The seeds found inside these pods are usually brown or greenish. This plant was found at the Kettle Bog alongside Anthoxanthum ordoratum and Discaria toumatou.

Achillea millefolium is part of the Asteraceae family. It is distinguished by its distinctive white flower head and upright stem with feathery leaves distributed evenly up the stem. It is a common plant found around the Cass Field Research Centre alongside Anthoxanthum odoratum.

Corokia cotoneaster is part of the Argophyllaceae family. It is a divaricating shrub with small spoon shaped leaves. The leaves has tomentum on the underside of the leaf making it whiter on the underside. This plant was found near Leptospermum scoparium and Fuscospora cliffortioides.

Veronica brachysiphon belongs to the Plantaginaceae family. The veronica leaves are decussately arranged. The flowers are white have fused petals and two stamens.This Veronica was found near some Discaria toumatou, Leptospermum scoparium and Corokia cotoneaster.

Acrothamnus colensoi is part of the Ericaceae family. It is easily identified by being a small shrub with bright pink/red fruits which can also be white. The undersides of the leaves also have distinct white stripes. This particular plant was found near Anthoxanthum odoratum and Raoulia glabra.

Discaria toumatou is a spikey shrub from the Rhamnaceae family. The spikes have small, green, oval leaves scattered among them. The fruit is a 3 sided, brown capsule. This plant was found near Anthoxanthum ordatum and Ozothamnus leptophyllus.

Ozothamnus leptophyllus is part of the Asteraceae family. It can be distinguished by its white inflorescence aswell as the underneath of the leaves and the stems are yellow. This plant was found at Cass near Discaria toumatou and some Veronica species.

Coprosma serrulata is from the family Rubiaceae. It is one of the low growing shrubs with leathery leaves. It is distinguished by the interpetiolar stipule aswell as the leaves having a serrated leaf margins and distinct veination.