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  5. Maungawhio Lagoon, Pukenui Beach & wetland (MAUG)

Maungawhio Lagoon, Pukenui Beach & wetland (MAUG)

This plant list has been compiled by the stated observer(s) and been provided to NZPCN for public use in good faith. NZPCN cannot guarantee that data contained in these lists are up to date or accurate. Most species lists are not corroborated with herbarium specimens. Note, species lists are not typically an exhaustive presence/absence survey of an area and often may focus on a single habitat or only contain species visible at a particular time of year (for example, spring annual herbs may go unobserved during much of the year). These lists should not be solely relied on for the purpose of assessing environmental effects or for preparing restoration plans - for this work a site visit is critical.

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Site name: Maungawhio Lagoon, Pukenui Beach & wetland (MAUG)

List name: MT 2

Source/Observer: MT 2 M Thorsen

Number of observations: 141

District: Wairoa District

Ecological district: Mahia

Date: 19/08/2002

SpeciesStructural classConservation statusNative/Exotic
Acaena agnipila var. aequispina
(sheep's bur)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Agapanthus praecox subsp. orientalis
(agapanthus, lily of the Nile)
Herbs - MonocotsExotic
Agave americana
(century plant)
Herbs - MonocotsExotic
Agrostis stolonifera
(creeping bent)
GrassesExotic
Aloe maculata
(spotted aloe)
Herbs - MonocotsExotic
Anthoxanthum redolens
(holy grass, kāretu)
GrassesNot ThreatenedNative
Apodasmia similis
(jointed wire rush, oioi)
Rushes & Allied PlantsNot ThreatenedNative
Asperula perpusilla
(Dwarf bedstraw)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Azolla pinnata
(ferny azolla)
FernsExotic
Bellis perennis
(English daisy)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesExotic
Bolboschoenus caldwellii
(purua grass, Caldwell's clubrush)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Bromus willdenowii
(prairie grass)
GrassesExotic
Cakile maritima subsp. maritima
(sea rocket)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Calamagrostis arenaria
(marram grass)
GrassesExotic
Calystegia soldanella
(shore bindweed, shore convolvulus, rauparaha)
Lianes & Related Trailing Plants - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Carex inversa
(creeping lawn sedge)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Carex pumila
(sand sedge)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Carex secta
(purei, pukio)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Carex testacea
(speckled sedge, trip me up)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Carex virgata
(swamp sedge, pukio, toitoi, toetoe)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Carpobrotus edulis
(ice plant)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Cenchrus clandestinus
(kikuyu grass)
GrassesExotic
Cerastium holosteoidesHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Conium maculatum
(hemlock)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Coprosma acerosa
(sand coprosma, tātaraheke)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsAt Risk – DecliningNative
Coprosma repens
(taupata, looking glass plant, mirror plant)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Cordyline australis
(cabbage tree, tī, tī kōuka, palm lily)
Trees & Shrubs - MonocotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Cortaderia selloana
(pampas grass)
GrassesExotic
Cotula coronopifolia
(bachelor's button, yellow buttons, waterbuttons)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesNot ThreatenedNative
Cotyledon orbiculata var. orbiculata
(pig's ear)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Cyperus ustulatus
(coastal cutty grass, giant umbrella sedge, cyperus)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Dactylis glomerata
(cocksfoot)
GrassesExotic
Daucus carota
(wild carrot)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Digitalis purpurea
(foxglove)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Dimorphotheca jucunda
(freeway daisy)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesExotic
Dipsacus fullonum
(wild teasel)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Epilobium nummulariifolium
(creeping willowherb)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Epilobium rotundifolium
(round-leaved willowherb)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Erigeron sumatrensis
(broad-leaved flea-bane)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesExotic
Euonymus japonicus
(Japanese spindleberry)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsExotic
Ficinia nodosa
(wiwi, knobby club rush, ethel sedge)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Ficinia spiralis
(pīngao, golden sand sedge, pikao)
SedgesAt Risk – DecliningNative
Freesia leichtlinii
(Freesia)
Herbs - MonocotsExotic
Galium aparine
(cleavers)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Galium propinquum
(māwe)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Geranium molle
(dove's foot cranesbill)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Geum urbanum
(cloveroot)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Glyceria fluitans
(floating sweetgrass)
GrassesExotic
Helminthotheca echioides
(Oxtongue)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesExotic
Holcus lanatus
(Yorkshire fog)
GrassesExotic
Hypochaeris radicata
(catsear)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesExotic
Iris foetidissima
(stinking iris)
Herbs - MonocotsExotic
Isolepis cernua var. cernua
(slender clubrush)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Jacobaea vulgaris
(ragwort)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesExotic
Juncus acuminatus
(sharp-fruited rush)
Rushes & Allied PlantsExotic
Juncus articulatus
(jointed rush)
Rushes & Allied PlantsExotic
Juncus bufonius var. congestusRushes & Allied PlantsExotic
Juncus conglomeratus
(soft rush)
Rushes & Allied PlantsExotic
Juncus planifolius
(grass-leaved rush)
Rushes & Allied PlantsNot ThreatenedNative
Lagurus ovatus
(harestail)
GrassesExotic
Leptospermum scoparium var. scoparium
(mānuka, kahikātoa)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Lilaeopsis novae-zelandiaeHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Linum monogynum var. monogynumHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesAt Risk – DecliningNative
Lolium arundinaceum subsp. arundinaceum
(tall fescue)
GrassesExotic
Lolium perenne
(perennial rye grass)
GrassesExotic
Lonicera japonica
(Japanese honeysuckle)
Lianes & Related Trailing Plants - DicotyledonsExotic
Lupinus arboreus
(tree lupin)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsExotic
Lycium ferocissimum
(boxthorn)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsExotic
Lythrum hyssopifolia
(hyssop loosestrife)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Macadamia tetraphylla
(Queensland nut)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsExotic
Machaerina juncea
(sedge, tussock swamp twig rush)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Medicago polymorpha
(bur medick)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Melilotus indicus
(King Island melilot)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Mentha pulegium
(pennyroyal)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Metrosideros diffusa
(white rātā)
Lianes & Related Trailing Plants - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Metrosideros excelsa
(pōhutukawa)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Microlaena avenacea
(bush rice grass, oat grass)
GrassesNot ThreatenedNative
Muehlenbeckia australis
(pōhuehue, large-leaved muehlenbeckia)
Lianes & Related Trailing Plants - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa
(small-leaved pōhuehue, scrub pōhuehue, wire vine)
Lianes & Related Trailing Plants - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Mycelis muralis
(wall lettuce)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesExotic
Myosotis laxa subsp. caespitosa
(water forget-me-not)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Myriophyllum propinquum
(common water milfoil)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Nasturtium officinale
(Watercress)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Oenothera stricta
(sand primrose)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Orobanche minor
(broomrape)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Oxalis exilis
(creeping oxalis, yellow oxalis)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Oxalis pes-caprae
(Bermuda buttercup)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Ozothamnus leptophyllus
(tauhinu)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Pakau pennigera
(gully fern, feather fern, piupiu)
FernsNot ThreatenedNative
Parapholis incurva
(sickle grass)
GrassesExotic
Phormium cookianum subsp. cookianum
(mountain flax, wharariki)
Herbs - MonocotsNot ThreatenedNative
Phormium tenax
(flax, harakeke, kōrari (Māori name for inflorescence))
Herbs - MonocotsNot ThreatenedNative
Pimelea carnosa
(pinātoro, pimelea)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Pinus pinaster
(cluster pine)
Trees & Shrubs - GymnospermsExotic
Pinus radiata
(Monterey pine, radiata pine)
Trees & Shrubs - GymnospermsExotic
Plagianthus divaricatus
(salt marsh ribbonwood, marsh ribbonwood)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Plantago australis
(swamp plantain)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Plantago coronopus
(buck's horn plantain)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Plantago major
(broad-leaved plantain)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Prunella vulgaris
(self-heal)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsExotic
Pteridium esculentum
(bracken, rarauhe, bracken fern)
FernsNot ThreatenedNative
Pteris tremula
(shaking brake, tender brake, Australian bracken)
FernsNot ThreatenedNative
Ranunculus glabrifolius
(waoriki)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Ranunculus macropus
(swamp buttercup)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesAt Risk – DecliningNative
Ranunculus reflexus
(hairy buttercup, maru, maruru, kopukapuka, pirikau)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Ranunculus repens
(buttercup)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Ranunculus sceleratus
(celery-leaved buttercup)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Rosa rubiginosa
(sweet brier)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsExotic
Rubus fruticosus agg.
(blackberry)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsExotic
Rumex acetosella
(sheep's sorrel)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Rumex conglomeratus
(clustered dock)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Rumex obtusifolius
(broad-leaved dock)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Salicornia quinqueflora
(glasswort)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Salix cinerea
(grey willow, pussy willow)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsExotic
Salvia rosmarinus
(Rosemary)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsExotic
Samolus repens var. repens
(Sea primrose, shore pimpernel, water pimpernel)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Schoenoplectus pungens
(three-square)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani
(kuawa)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Senecio rufiglandulosusHerbs - Dicotyledonous compositesNot ThreatenedNative
Sherardia arvensis
(field madder)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Solanum americanum
(small-flowered nightshade)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Solanum tuberosum
(potato)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Sonchus asper
(prickly sow thistle)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesExotic
Sonchus oleraceus
(sow thistle, sowthistle)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesExotic
Spergula arvensis
(spurrey)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Sphaeropteris medullaris
(mamaku, black tree fern)
FernsNot ThreatenedNative
Spinifex sericeus
(spinifex, kōwhangatara)
GrassesNot ThreatenedNative
Sporobolus africanus
(rat's tail)
GrassesExotic
Stenotaphrum secundatum
(buffalo grass)
GrassesExotic
Thyridia repens
(native musk, Māori musk, native monkey flower)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesAt Risk – Naturally UncommonNative
Trifolium repens
(white clover)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Trifolium subterraneum
(subclover, subterranean clover)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Typha orientalis
(raupō, bullrush)
Herbs - MonocotsNot ThreatenedNative
Ulex europaeus
(gorse)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsExotic
Urtica sykesii
(native nettle, bush nettle)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Verbascum thapsus
(woolly mullein, common mullein)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Verbena bonariensis
(purple-top, purple-top vervain)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Veronica persica
(scrambling speedwell, Persian speedwell)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Veronica stricta var. stricta
(koromiko)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Yucca gloriosa
(Spanish dagger, palm lily, mound-lily yucca)
Herbs - MonocotsExotic
Zantedeschia aethiopica
(arum lily)
Herbs - MonocotsExotic
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