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Site name: Benson tops - Ruby Lake (BENS)

Source/Observer: APD 258 PCN716 AP Druce

Number of observations: 145

District: Tasman District

Date: 15/01/2006

SpeciesStructural classConservation statusNative/Exotic
Acaena inermis
(blue mountain bidibid, spineless bidibid)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Acaena profundeincisa
(bidibid, piripiri)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Aciphylla colensoi
(giant speargrass, taramea)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Aciphylla glaucescensHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Aciphylla politaHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Acrothamnus colensoiTrees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Anaphalioides bellidioides
(Hell's bells)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesNot ThreatenedNative
Anisotome aromatica
(aromatic aniseed, kopoti, common aniseed)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Anisotome filifoliaHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Anisotome piliferaHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesAt Risk – DecliningNative
Anthoxanthum redolens
(holy grass, kāretu)
GrassesNot ThreatenedNative
Aristotelia fruticosa
(mountain wineberry)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Astelia gramineaHerbs - MonocotsNot ThreatenedNative
Astelia nervosa
(mountain astelia)
Herbs - MonocotsNot ThreatenedNative
Astelia nivicola var. nivicolaHerbs - MonocotsNot ThreatenedNative
Astelia skottsbergii
(Skottsberg's astelia)
Herbs - MonocotsNot ThreatenedNative
Austroblechnum penna-marina subsp. alpina
(little hard fern, alpine hard fern)
FernsNot ThreatenedNative
Austrolycopodium fastigiatum
(alpine clubmoss, mountain clubmoss)
Lycophytes (clubmosses, selaginella, quillworts)Not ThreatenedNative
Azorella haastii var. haastiiHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Brachyglottis adamsiiTrees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Brachyglottis bellidioides var. crassaHerbs - Dicotyledonous compositesNot ThreatenedNative
Brachyglottis bidwilliiTrees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Brachyglottis buchananiiTrees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Brachyscome sinclairiiHerbs - Dicotyledonous compositesNot ThreatenedNative
Caltha novae-zelandiae
(New Zealand marsh marigold, yellow caltha)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Carex astricta
(bastard grass, hook sedge)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Carex coriacea
(cutty grass, rautahi)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Carex edura
(bastard grass, hook sedge)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Carex gaudichaudiana
(Gaudichaud's sedge)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Carex libera
(sedge)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Carpha alpina
(carpha)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Celmisia bellidioides
(green cushion mountain daisy)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesNot ThreatenedNative
Celmisia gibbsii
(Gibbs's mountain daisy)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesAt Risk – Naturally UncommonNative
Celmisia hieraciifolia var. hieraciifolia
(mountain daisy)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesNot ThreatenedNative
Celmisia incana
(white mountain daisy)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesNot ThreatenedNative
Celmisia monroi
(Monro's mountain daisy)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesNot ThreatenedNative
Celmisia sessiliflora
(white cushion mountain daisy)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesNot ThreatenedNative
Celmisia sinclairii
(Sinclair's mountain daisy)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesNot ThreatenedNative
Celmisia spectabilis subsp. lanceolata
(common mountain daisy, cotton plant)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesAt Risk – Naturally UncommonNative
Celmisia traversii
(mountain daisy)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesNot ThreatenedNative
Cerastium glomeratum
(annual mouse-ear chickweed)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Chaerophyllum colensoi var. colensoi
(mountain myrrh, oreomyrrhis)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Chionochloa australis
(carpet grass)
GrassesNot ThreatenedNative
Chionochloa conspicua subsp. conspicua
(hunangamoho, broad-leaved bush tussock)
GrassesNot ThreatenedNative
Chionochloa flavescens subsp. brevis
(broad-leaved snow tussock)
GrassesNot ThreatenedNative
Chionochloa pallens subsp. pallens
(mid-ribbed snow tussock)
GrassesNot ThreatenedNative
Colobanthus acicularisHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Colobanthus canaliculatusHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Coprosma decurvaTrees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Coprosma depressaTrees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Coprosma fowerakeri
(Foweraker's coprosma)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Coprosma perpusilla subsp. perpusillaTrees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Coprosma pseudociliataTrees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Coriaria plumosa
(feathery tutu, mountain tutu, small-leaved tutu)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Corybas trilobus
(spider orchid)
OrchidsNot ThreatenedNative
Cystopteris tasmanica
(bladder fern)
FernsNot ThreatenedNative
Dolichoglottis lyallii
(yellow snow marguerite)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesNot ThreatenedNative
Dracophyllum rosmarinifolium
(common grass tree, inaka)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Epacris alpinaTrees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Epilobium alsinoides
(willowherb)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Epilobium chlorifolium
(mountain willowherb)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Epilobium glabellum
(willowherb)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Epilobium nerteroides
(willowherb)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Epilobium pycnostachyum
(willowherb)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Euphrasia laingii
(eyebright)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Euphrasia revoluta
(eyebright)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Exocarpos bidwilliiTrees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Festuca deflexaGrassesNot ThreatenedNative
Festuca multinodis
(creeping fescue)
GrassesNot ThreatenedNative
Forstera tenellaHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Galium perpusillum
(Dwarf bedstraw)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Gentianella bellidifolia
(gentian)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Gentianella corymbifera subsp. corymbifera
(grassland gentian, tall gentian)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Gentianella decumbens
(gentian)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesAt Risk – Naturally UncommonNative
Gentianella grisebachii
(forest gentian, common gentian)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Gentianella vernicosaHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Geranium microphyllumHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesAt Risk – Naturally UncommonNative
Geum leiospermum
(geum, mountain avens)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Helichrysum simpsoniiTrees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Hieracium lepidulum
(tussock hawkweed)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesExotic
Hierochloe cupreaGrassesNot ThreatenedNative
Hierochloe novae-zelandiae
(alpine holy grass)
GrassesNot ThreatenedNative
Hierochloe recurvata
(holy grass)
GrassesNot ThreatenedNative
Huperzia australianaLycophytes (clubmosses, selaginella, quillworts)Not ThreatenedNative
Hypochaeris radicata
(catsear)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesExotic
Juncus articulatus
(jointed rush)
Rushes & Allied PlantsExotic
Kelleria multifloraHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Leptinella pyrethrifolia var. pyrethrifolia
(button daisy)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesNot ThreatenedNative
Linum catharticum
(purging flax)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Luzula banksiana var. migrata
(woodrush)
Rushes & Allied PlantsNot ThreatenedNative
Melicytus alpinus
(porcupine shrub)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Muehlenbeckia axillaris
(creeping pōhuehue, creeping muehlenbeckia)
Lianes & Related Trailing Plants - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Mycelis muralis
(wall lettuce)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesExotic
Myosotis macrantha
(bronze forget-me-not)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Myrsine divaricata
(weeping matipo, weeping mapou)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Myrsine nummularia
(creeping matipo, creeping mapou)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Nertera balfourianaHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Nertera ciliataHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Notogrammitis crassior
(dwarf strap fern)
FernsNot ThreatenedNative
Notogrammitis givenii
(strapfern)
FernsNot ThreatenedNative
Notothlaspi australeHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Olearia cymbifoliaTrees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Oreobolus strictus
(comb sedge)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Ourisia caespitosa
(creeping mountain foxglove)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Ourisia macrophylla subsp. lactea
(mountain foxglove)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Oxalis magellanica
(white oxalis)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Ozothamnus vauvilliersii
(Mountain tauhinu)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Pentachondra pumilaTrees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Phyllachne colensoiHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Pimelea pseudolyallii
(pimelea)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsAt Risk – Naturally UncommonNative
Plantago raouliiHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Poa colensoi
(blue tussock)
GrassesNot ThreatenedNative
Poa kirkii
(Kirk's poa)
GrassesNot ThreatenedNative
Poa novae-zelandiae
(drooping poa)
GrassesNot ThreatenedNative
Podocarpus nivalis
(mountain tōtara, snow tōtara)
Trees & Shrubs - GymnospermsNot ThreatenedNative
Prasophyllum colensoi
(leek orchid)
OrchidsNot ThreatenedNative
Pseudopanax colensoi var. ternatusTrees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Ranunculus foliosus
(grassland buttercup)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Ranunculus insignis
(korikori, hairy alpine buttercup, hairy mountain buttercup)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Ranunculus verticillatusHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Raoulia bryoidesHerbs - Dicotyledonous compositesNot ThreatenedNative
Raoulia glabra
(mat daisy)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesNot ThreatenedNative
Rytidosperma setifolium
(bristle tussock, mountain danthonia)
GrassesNot ThreatenedNative
Schoenus pauciflorus
(bog rush, sedge tussock)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Senecio glaucophyllusHerbs - Dicotyledonous compositesThreatened – Nationally VulnerableNative
Senecio wairauensis
(mountain fireweed)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesNot ThreatenedNative
Stackhousia minimaHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Stellaria gracilenta
(slender chickweed)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Styphelia nesophila
(pātōtara, dwarf mingimingi)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Traversia baccharoides
(Traversia)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Veronica albicans
(hebe)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Veronica cheesemanii subsp. cheesemanii
(Cheeseman's parahebe, Cheeseman's speedwell)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Veronica epacridea
(hebe)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Veronica hectorii subsp. coarctata
(hebe)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Veronica hookeri
(whipcord hebe)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Veronica macrantha var. brachyphylla
(hebe)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Veronica mooreae
(hebe)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Veronica ochraceaTrees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsAt Risk – Naturally UncommonNative
Veronica pauciramosa
(hebe)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Veronica simulans
(hebe)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Veronica topiariaTrees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Veronica vernicosa
(hebe)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Viola lyallii
(haaka, New Zealand native violet)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Wahlenbergia albomarginata subsp. laxa
(New Zealand harebell, harebell)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Zotovia colensoiGrassesNot ThreatenedNative