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NZ mistletoes are parasites but not villains…
Mistletoes are the stuff of myth and legend, vilified for providing the arrow that shot Norse god Balder, but venerated in Celtic and Roman mythology as… Read more
Posted: 28/08/2024
Launching Tairāwhiti Ngutukākā Festival - celebrating a taonga flower that once made the whole East Cape turn red
Graeme Aktins has been championing ngutukākā for a long time and no doubt helped it achieve recognition in as the Favourite Native Plant in 2023. Graeme and… Read more
Posted: 13/08/2024
Tiny native, one of the rarest plants in the world, grows in Christchurch
From a distance, it looks like moss. But the pygmy button daisy is one of rarest plants in New Zealand - and therefore the world. In the wild, it grows in… Read more
Posted: 29/07/2024
The July 2024 issue of Trilepidea is now available
Read about the upcoming NZPCN Conference in Whangarei, why tag-name (putative) species are not included on the NZPCN website and how to find out more about… Read more
Posted: 26/07/2024
Threatened native plant species the key to unlocking a climate-resilient future, even if not ‘cute and cuddly’
From hiking through crocodile-infested habitats to traversing mountains and flying a helicopter to the side of a cliff, it would be easy to think Brendan Espe… Read more
Posted: 26/07/2024