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Site name: Gunner Downs alpine areas (ALP)

List name: APD 201

Source/Observer: APD 201 AP Druce

Number of observations: 116

District: Buller District

Date: 01/08/1985

SpeciesStructural classConservation statusNative/Exotic
Abrotanella caespitosaHerbs - Dicotyledonous compositesNot ThreatenedNative
Abrotanella linearisHerbs - Dicotyledonous compositesNot ThreatenedNative
Aciphylla colensoi
(giant speargrass, taramea)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Aciphylla hookeriHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Aciphylla politaHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Actinotus novae-zelandiae
(New Zealand flannel flower)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Agrostis dyeriGrassesNot ThreatenedNative
Anisotome deltoideaHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Aporostylis bifolia
(odd-leaved orchid)
OrchidsNot ThreatenedNative
Archeria traversii var. traversiiTrees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Argyrotegium mackayiHerbs - Dicotyledonous compositesNot ThreatenedNative
Astelia linearis var. linearisHerbs - MonocotsNot ThreatenedNative
Astelia nivicola var. moriceae
(Isobel's lily, Morice's astelia, Morice's kakaha)
Herbs - MonocotsNot ThreatenedNative
Astelia nivicola var. nivicolaHerbs - MonocotsNot ThreatenedNative
Astelia skottsbergii
(Skottsberg's astelia)
Herbs - MonocotsNot ThreatenedNative
Austrolycopodium fastigiatum
(alpine clubmoss, mountain clubmoss)
Lycophytes (clubmosses, selaginella, quillworts)Not ThreatenedNative
Azorella nitensHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Brachyglottis bellidioides var. crassaHerbs - Dicotyledonous compositesNot ThreatenedNative
Caltha novae-zelandiae
(New Zealand marsh marigold, yellow caltha)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Carex acicularis
(sedge)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Carex crispa
(bastard grass, hook sedge)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Carex libera
(sedge)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Carex silvestris
(forest bastard grass, hook sedge)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Carpha alpina
(carpha)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Celmisia alpina
(mountain daisy)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesNot ThreatenedNative
Celmisia armstrongii
(Armstrong's mountain daisy)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesNot ThreatenedNative
Celmisia dallii
(Dall's mountain daisy)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesNot ThreatenedNative
Celmisia incana
(white mountain daisy)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesNot ThreatenedNative
Celmisia laricifolia
(needle-leaved mountain daisy)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesNot ThreatenedNative
Celmisia lateralis
(shrub daisy)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesNot ThreatenedNative
Celmisia parva
(mountain daisy)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesNot ThreatenedNative
Celmisia similisHerbs - Dicotyledonous compositesNot ThreatenedNative
Centrolepis ciliata
(centrolepis)
Herbs - MonocotsNot ThreatenedNative
Chaerophyllum colensoi var. colensoi
(mountain myrrh, oreomyrrhis)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Chiloglottis cornuta
(bird orchid, ant orchid)
OrchidsNot ThreatenedNative
Chionochloa australis
(carpet grass)
GrassesNot ThreatenedNative
Chionochloa flavescens subsp. hirta
(broad-leaved snow tussock)
GrassesNot ThreatenedNative
Chionochloa pallens subsp. pallens
(mid-ribbed snow tussock)
GrassesNot ThreatenedNative
Colobanthus affinisHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Coprosma cheesemaniiTrees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Coprosma crenulataTrees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Coprosma fowerakeri
(Foweraker's coprosma)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Coprosma perpusilla subsp. perpusillaTrees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Coprosma pseudociliataTrees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Donatia novae-zelandiae
(donatia)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Dracophyllum pubescensTrees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Drosera arcturi
(sundew)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Drosera stenopetala
(sundew)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Epacris alpinaTrees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Epilobium atriplicifolium
(willowherb)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Epilobium pernitens
(willowherb)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Euchiton paludosusHerbs - Dicotyledonous compositesData DeficientNative
Euphrasia cockayneanaHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Euphrasia townsonii
(eyebright)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Forstera mackayiHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Forstera tenellaHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Gaimardia setacea
(gaimardia)
Herbs - MonocotsNot ThreatenedNative
Gaultheria macrostigma
(prostrate snowberry)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Gentianella montana subsp. montana var. montanaHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Gentianella spenceri
(Spencer's gentian)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Gentianella vernicosaHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Geum cockaynei
(Cockayne's geum)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Gonocarpus aggregatusHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Halocarpus biformis
(pink pine, yellow pine)
Trees & Shrubs - GymnospermsNot ThreatenedNative
Hierochloe novae-zelandiae
(alpine holy grass)
GrassesNot ThreatenedNative
Hymenophyllum malingii
(filmy fern)
FernsNot ThreatenedNative
Hymenophyllum rufescens
(filmy fern)
FernsNot ThreatenedNative
Hymenophyllum villosum
(hairy filmy fern)
FernsNot ThreatenedNative
Isolepis aucklandicaSedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Juncus antarcticus
(dwarf rush)
Rushes & Allied PlantsNot ThreatenedNative
Juncus pusillus
(dwarf rush)
Rushes & Allied PlantsAt Risk – Naturally UncommonNative
Kelleria dieffenbachiiHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Kelleria laxaHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Lepidothamnus laxifolius
(pygmy pine)
Trees & Shrubs - GymnospermsNot ThreatenedNative
Libocedrus bidwillii
(pāhautea, kaikawaka, New Zealand cedar)
Trees & Shrubs - GymnospermsNot ThreatenedNative
Liparophyllum gunniiHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Luzula banksiana var. banksiana
(coastal woodrush)
Rushes & Allied PlantsNot ThreatenedNative
Luzula picta var. pictaRushes & Allied PlantsNot ThreatenedNative
Melicytus alpinus
(porcupine shrub)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Montia fontana subsp. fontana
(blinks, blinkswater chickweed, dwarf montia)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Myrsine nummularia
(creeping matipo, creeping mapou)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Nertera balfourianaHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Notogrammitis crassior
(dwarf strap fern)
FernsNot ThreatenedNative
Notogrammitis givenii
(strapfern)
FernsNot ThreatenedNative
Oreobolus impar
(comb sedge)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Oreobolus pectinatus
(comb sedge, cushion sedge, flat-leaved comb sedge)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Oreobolus strictus
(comb sedge)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Ourisia calycina
(snowy mountain foxglove, mountain ourisia)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Ourisia macrophylla subsp. lactea
(mountain foxglove)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Ourisia simpsonii
(Simpson's 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
Pentapogon aucklandicusGrassesNot ThreatenedNative
Pentapogon avenoides
(mountain oat grass)
GrassesNot ThreatenedNative
Phyllachne colensoiHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Plantago novae-zelandiaeHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Plantago unibracteataHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Podocarpus nivalis
(mountain tōtara, snow tōtara)
Trees & Shrubs - GymnospermsNot ThreatenedNative
Prasophyllum colensoi
(leek orchid)
OrchidsNot ThreatenedNative
Pseudopanax linearisTrees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Pterostylis venosa
(greenhood)
OrchidsNot ThreatenedNative
Ranunculus verticillatusHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Raoulia grandiflora
(large-flowered mat daisy)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesNot ThreatenedNative
Rytidosperma nigricans
(bristle grass)
GrassesNot ThreatenedNative
Schizacme novae-zelandiaeHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Schoenus pauciflorus
(bog rush, sedge tussock)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Senecio wairauensis
(mountain fireweed)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesNot ThreatenedNative
Stylidium subulatumHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Thelymitra cyanea
(swamp sun orchid, striped sun orchid)
OrchidsNot ThreatenedNative
Uncinia viridis
(green bastard grass, bastard grass, hook sedge)
SedgesAt Risk – Naturally UncommonNative
Veronica canterburiensis
(hebe)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Veronica elliptica
(kōkōmuka, shore hebe, shore koromiko)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Veronica topiariaTrees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Waireia stenopetala
(yellow beaks, beak orchid, horizontal orchid,)
OrchidsNot ThreatenedNative
Zotovia colensoiGrassesNot ThreatenedNative
Zotovia thomsoniiGrassesNot ThreatenedNative