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Site name: Lake Tekapo-Alexandrina area wetlands (TEKA)

Source/Observer: PN Johnson

Number of observations: 182

District: Mackenzie District

Date: 01/01/2001

SpeciesStructural classConservation statusNative/Exotic
Acaena caesiiglauca
(glaucus bidibid, piripiri)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Acaena inermis
(blue mountain bidibid, spineless bidibid)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Aciphylla subflabellata
(speargrass)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesAt Risk – DecliningNative
Agrostis capillaris
(browntop)
GrassesExotic
Agrostis muscosa
(pincushion grass)
GrassesNot ThreatenedNative
Agrostis pallescensGrassesAt Risk – Naturally UncommonNative
Agrostis personataGrassesNot ThreatenedNative
Agrostis stolonifera
(creeping bent)
GrassesExotic
Aira caryophyllea subsp. caryophyllea
(silvery hair grass)
GrassesExotic
Alopecurus geniculatus
(kneed foxtail)
GrassesExotic
Anisotome aromatica
(aromatic aniseed, kopoti, common aniseed)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Anthoxanthum odoratum
(sweet vernal)
GrassesExotic
Arenaria serpyllifolia
(Sandwort)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Argentina anserinoides
(silverweed)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Argyrotegium mackayiHerbs - Dicotyledonous compositesNot ThreatenedNative
Austroblechnum penna-marina subsp. alpina
(little hard fern, alpine hard fern)
FernsNot ThreatenedNative
Azorella nitensHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Bulbinella angustifoliaHerbs - MonocotsNot ThreatenedNative
Callitriche petriei
(Petrie's starwort)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Cardamine corymbosaHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Carex breviculmis
(grassland sedge)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Carex buchananii
(Buchanan's sedge, cutty grass)
SedgesAt Risk – DecliningNative
Carex decurtata
(sedge)
SedgesData DeficientNative
Carex diandra
(sedge)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Carex echinata
(star sedge)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Carex flaviformis
(yellow sedge)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Carex gaudichaudiana
(Gaudichaud's sedge)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Carex leporina
(oval sedge)
SedgesExotic
Carex maorica
(Māori sedge)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Carex muelleri
(Mueller's sedge)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Carex resectans
(desert sedge)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Carex secta
(purei, pukio)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Carex talbotii
(Berggren's sedge, Talbot's sedge)
SedgesAt Risk – DecliningNative
Carex virgata
(swamp sedge, pukio, toitoi, toetoe)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Carmichaelia monroi
(stout dwarf broom)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsAt Risk – DecliningNative
Carmichaelia uniflora
(Dwarf broom)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsAt Risk – DecliningNative
Centaurium erythraea
(centaury)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgareHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Cirsium arvense
(Californian thistle)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesExotic
Cirsium vulgare
(Scotch thistle)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesExotic
Colobanthus strictusHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Coprosma atropurpureaTrees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Coprosma perpusilla subsp. perpusillaTrees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Coprosma petriei
(Turfy coprosma)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Crassula peduncularisHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesThreatened – Nationally CriticalNative
Crassula sinclairii
(Sinclair's stonecrop)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Crepis capillaris
(hawksbeard)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesExotic
Deschampsia chapmaniiGrassesNot ThreatenedNative
Dichondra brevifolia
(dichondra)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Discaria toumatou
(matagouri, tūmatakuru)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsAt Risk – DecliningNative
Draba verna
(whitlow grass)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Drosera arcturi
(sundew)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Elatine gratioloidesHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Eleocharis acuta
(sharp spike sedge)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Eleocharis gracilis
(slender spike sedge)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Eleocharis pusillaSedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Elodea canadensis
(Canadian pondweed)
Herbs - MonocotsExotic
Epilobium alsinoides
(willowherb)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Epilobium angustum
(willowherb)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesAt Risk – Naturally UncommonNative
Epilobium atriplicifolium
(willowherb)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Epilobium brunnescens subsp. brunnescens
(creeping willowherb)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Epilobium chionanthum
(marsh willowherb)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Epilobium ciliatum
(willowherb)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Epilobium tenuipes
(willowherb)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Erythranthe guttata
(monkey musk)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Euchiton delicatusHerbs - Dicotyledonous compositesNot ThreatenedNative
Euchiton lateralisHerbs - Dicotyledonous compositesNot ThreatenedNative
Euchiton paludosusHerbs - Dicotyledonous compositesData DeficientNative
Euchiton ruahinicusHerbs - Dicotyledonous compositesNot ThreatenedNative
Euchiton traversiiHerbs - Dicotyledonous compositesNot ThreatenedNative
Festuca novae-zelandiae
(fescue tussock, hard tussock)
GrassesNot ThreatenedNative
Galium perpusillum
(Dwarf bedstraw)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Gaultheria parvulaTrees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Gentianella corymbifera subsp. corymbifera
(grassland gentian, tall gentian)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Geranium microphyllumHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesAt Risk – Naturally UncommonNative
Glossostigma diandrum
(Mudmat)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Glossostigma elatinoidesHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Glyceria declinata
(blue sweet grass, glaucous sweet grass)
GrassesExotic
Gonocarpus micranthus subsp. micranthusHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Helichrysum filicaule
(creeping everlasting daisy, slender everlasting daisy)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesNot ThreatenedNative
Holcus lanatus
(Yorkshire fog)
GrassesExotic
Hydrocotyle hydrophilaHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Hydrocotyle microphyllaHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Hydrocotyle novae-zeelandiae var. montanaHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Hydrocotyle novae-zeelandiae var. novae-zeelandiaeHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Hydrocotyle sulcata
(pennywort)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Hypericum pusillum
(swamp hypericum)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Hypochaeris radicata
(catsear)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesExotic
Isoetes kirkii
(Quillwort)
Lycophytes (clubmosses, selaginella, quillworts)At Risk – DecliningNative
Isolepis aucklandicaSedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Isolepis basilaris
(pygmy clubrush)
SedgesAt Risk – DecliningNative
Juncus antarcticus
(dwarf rush)
Rushes & Allied PlantsNot ThreatenedNative
Juncus articulatus
(jointed rush)
Rushes & Allied PlantsExotic
Juncus bufonius var. bufonius
(toad rush)
Rushes & Allied PlantsExotic
Juncus conglomeratus
(soft rush)
Rushes & Allied PlantsExotic
Juncus edgariae
(wiwi, Edgar's rush)
Rushes & Allied PlantsNot ThreatenedNative
Juncus effusus var. effusus
(soft rush)
Rushes & Allied PlantsExotic
Juncus pusillus
(dwarf rush)
Rushes & Allied PlantsAt Risk – Naturally UncommonNative
Juncus tenuis subsp. tenuis
(track rush)
Rushes & Allied PlantsExotic
Kelleria dieffenbachiiHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Lachnagrostis striata
(purple wind grass)
GrassesNot ThreatenedNative
Leptinella dioica
(shore cotula)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesNot ThreatenedNative
Leptinella maniototoHerbs - Dicotyledonous compositesAt Risk – RelictNative
Lilaeopsis ruthianaHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Limosella australis
(mudwort)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Linum catharticum
(purging flax)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Lobelia angulata
(pratia)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Lobelia ionantha
(hypsela)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesAt Risk – DecliningNative
Lobelia perpusillaHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Logfia minimaHerbs - Dicotyledonous compositesExotic
Luzula rufa var. albicomans
(red woodrush)
Rushes & Allied PlantsNot ThreatenedNative
Luzula rufa var. rufa
(red woodrush)
Rushes & Allied PlantsNot ThreatenedNative
Luzula ulophyllaRushes & Allied PlantsAt Risk – DecliningNative
Mentha cunninghamii
(New Zealand mint, hīoi)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesAt Risk – DecliningNative
Microtis oligantha
(small onion orchid)
OrchidsNot ThreatenedNative
Microtis unifolia
(onion-leaved orchid, microtis)
OrchidsNot ThreatenedNative
Montia angustifolia
(montia)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesAt Risk – Naturally UncommonNative
Montia fontana subsp. fontana
(blinks, blinkswater chickweed, dwarf montia)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Muehlenbeckia axillaris
(creeping pōhuehue, creeping muehlenbeckia)
Lianes & Related Trailing Plants - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Myosotis brevisHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesThreatened – Nationally VulnerableNative
Myosotis discolor
(grassland forget-me-not)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Myosotis laxa subsp. caespitosa
(water forget-me-not)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Myosotis uniflora
(Riverbed forget-me-not)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesAt Risk – Naturally UncommonNative
Myriophyllum pedunculatum subsp. novae-zelandiaeHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Myriophyllum propinquum
(common water milfoil)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Myriophyllum triphyllum
(Water milfoil)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Myriophyllum votschiiHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Nasturtium microphyllum
(one-rowed watercress)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Ophioglossum coriaceum
(adder's tongue)
FernsNot ThreatenedNative
Oreobolus pectinatus
(comb sedge, cushion sedge, flat-leaved comb sedge)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Oxalis exilis
(creeping oxalis, yellow oxalis)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Ozothamnus vauvilliersii
(Mountain tauhinu)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Pilosella praealta
(king devil)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesExotic
Pilularia novae-hollandiae
(pillwort)
FernsNot ThreatenedNative
Pimelea prostrata subsp. prostrata
(pinātoro, New Zealand daphne, Strathmore weed)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Pimelea sericeovillosa subsp. pulvinarisTrees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsThreatened – Nationally VulnerableNative
Plantago triandra
(Glossy plantain, starweed)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Plantago unibracteataHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Poa annua
(annual poa)
GrassesExotic
Poa cita
(silver tussock)
GrassesNot ThreatenedNative
Poa colensoi
(blue tussock)
GrassesNot ThreatenedNative
Poa lindsayi
(Lindsay's poa)
GrassesNot ThreatenedNative
Poa pratensis
(Kentucky bluegrass)
GrassesExotic
Potamogeton cheesemanii
(red pondweed)
Herbs - MonocotsNot ThreatenedNative
Potamogeton ochreatus
(blunt pondweed)
Herbs - MonocotsNot ThreatenedNative
Prasophyllum colensoi
(leek orchid)
OrchidsNot ThreatenedNative
Prunella vulgaris
(self-heal)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsExotic
Pseudognaphalium luteoalbumHerbs - Dicotyledonous compositesNot ThreatenedNative
Ranunculus cheesemaniiHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Ranunculus foliosus
(grassland buttercup)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Ranunculus glabrifolius
(waoriki)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Ranunculus limosella
(mud buttercup)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Ranunculus multiscapus
(grassland buttercup)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Ranunculus trichophyllus
(water buttercup)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Rorippa palustris
(marsh yellow cress, poniu)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Rumex acetosella
(sheep's sorrel)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Rumex flexuosus
(Māori dock, New Zealand dock, runa)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Rytidosperma australeGrassesNot ThreatenedNative
Rytidosperma pumilumGrassesNot ThreatenedNative
Sagina procumbens
(procumbent pearlwort)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Salix fragilis × S. euxina
(crack willow)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsExotic
Schoenus concinnusSedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Schoenus pauciflorus
(bog rush, sedge tussock)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Scleranthus uniflorusHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Selliera radicans
(selliera, remuremu, half-star)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Senecio biserratusHerbs - Dicotyledonous compositesAt Risk – DecliningNative
Stackhousia minimaHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Stellaria gracilenta
(slender chickweed)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Styphelia nanaTrees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsAt Risk – DecliningNative
Styphelia nesophila
(pātōtara, dwarf mingimingi)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Trifolium arvense
(haresfoot trefoil)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Trifolium dubium
(suckling clover)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Trifolium repens
(white clover)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Typha orientalis
(raupō, bullrush)
Herbs - MonocotsNot ThreatenedNative
Utricularia dichotoma subsp. novae-zelandiaeHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Verbascum thapsus
(woolly mullein, common mullein)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Veronica arvensis
(field speedwell, corn speedwell)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Veronica lilliputiana
(tarn speedwell, tarn parahebe)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesAt Risk – DecliningNative
Veronica serpyllifolia
(turf speedwell, thyme-leaved speedwell)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Viola cunninghamii
(mountain violet, white violet)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Wahlenbergia albomarginata subsp. albomarginata
(New Zealand harebell, harebell)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Wurmbea novae-zelandiaeHerbs - MonocotsThreatened – Nationally EndangeredNative