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Site name: Leithfield Beach-Kowhai R dunes (J156)

List name: Mauri Ora 11:99-11

Source/Observer: Mauri Ora 11:99-11 MJA Simpson & R Mason

Number of observations: 78

District: Hurunui District

Date: 02/01/1979

SpeciesStructural classConservation statusNative/Exotic
Achillea millefolium
(yarrow)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesExotic
Atriplex prostrata
(orache)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Bellardia viscosa
(tarweed)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Bolboschoenus caldwellii
(purua grass, Caldwell's clubrush)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Bromus hordeaceus
(soft brome)
GrassesExotic
Bromus lithobius
(Chilean brome)
GrassesExotic
Cakile edentula var. edentula
(sea rocket)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Calamagrostis arenaria (L.) Roth
(marram grass)
GrassesExotic
Callitriche petriei
(Petrie's starwort)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Calystegia soldanella
(shore bindweed, shore convolvulus, rauparaha)
Lianes & Related Trailing Plants - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Carex coriacea
(cutty grass, rautahi)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Carpobrotus edulis
(ice plant)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Chrysanthemoides monilifera subsp. monilifera
(boneseed, bitou bush)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsExotic
Cirsium arvense
(Californian thistle)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesExotic
Cirsium vulgare
(Scotch thistle)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesExotic
Conium maculatum
(hemlock)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Coprosma acerosa
(sand coprosma, tātaraheke)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsAt Risk – DecliningNative
Cordyline australis
(cabbage tree, tī, tī kōuka, palm lily)
Trees & Shrubs - MonocotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Crepis capillaris
(hawksbeard)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesExotic
Cytisus scoparius
(wild broom)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsExotic
Elodea canadensis
(Canadian pondweed)
Herbs - MonocotsExotic
Elytrigia repens
(couch)
GrassesExotic
Epilobium cinereum
(willowherb)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Erigeron sumatrensis
(broad-leaved flea-bane)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesExotic
Ficinia nodosa
(wiwi, knobby club rush, ethel sedge)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Galium palustre subsp. palustre
(marsh bedstraw)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Glyceria maxima
(floating sweetgrass, reed sweetgrass)
GrassesExotic
Gunnera arenaria
(sand gunnera)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesAt Risk – DecliningNative
Holcus lanatus
(Yorkshire fog)
GrassesExotic
Hypochaeris glabra
(smooth catsear)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesExotic
Hypochaeris radicata
(catsear)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesExotic
Juncus kraussii subsp. australiensis
(sea rush)
Rushes & Allied PlantsNot ThreatenedNative
Juncus planifolius
(grass-leaved rush)
Rushes & Allied PlantsNot ThreatenedNative
Lagurus ovatus
(harestail)
GrassesExotic
Lathyrus latifolius
(everlasting pea)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Lemna disperma
(common duckweed)
Herbs - MonocotsNot ThreatenedNative
Lepidium hyssopifolium
(common peppercress)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Lilaeopsis novae-zelandiaeHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Lolium arundinaceum subsp. arundinaceum
(tall fescue)
GrassesExotic
Lotus pedunculatus
(lotus)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Lupinus arboreus
(tree lupin)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsExotic
Lycium ferocissimum
(boxthorn)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsExotic
Malva arborea
(tree mallow)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa
(small-leaved pōhuehue, scrub pōhuehue, wire vine)
Lianes & Related Trailing Plants - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Nasturtium microphyllum
(one-rowed watercress)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Oenothera stricta
(sand primrose)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Orobanche minor
(broomrape)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Oxybasis ambiguaHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesAt Risk – DecliningNative
Ozothamnus leptophyllus
(tauhinu)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Parapholis strigosaGrassesExotic
Phormium tenax
(flax, harakeke, kōrari (Māori name for inflorescence).)
Herbs - MonocotsNot ThreatenedNative
Pinus pinaster
(cluster pine)
Trees & Shrubs - GymnospermsExotic
Plantago lanceolata
(narrow-leaved plantain)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Potamogeton crispus
(curly pondweed)
Herbs - MonocotsExotic
Pseudognaphalium luteoalbumHerbs - Dicotyledonous compositesNot ThreatenedNative
Ranunculus macropus
(swamp buttercup)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesData DeficientNative
Ranunculus sceleratus
(celery-leaved buttercup)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Rumex acetosella
(sheep's sorrel)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Rumex conglomeratus
(clustered dock)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Rumex crispus
(curled dock)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Ruppia polycarpa
(Horses mane weed, lakeweed)
Herbs - MonocotsNot ThreatenedNative
Salicornia quinqueflora
(glasswort)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Salix cinerea
(grey willow, pussy willow)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsExotic
Salix fragilis × S. euxina
(crack willow)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsExotic
Sambucus nigra
(elder, elderflower, elderberry)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsExotic
Samolus repens var. repens
(Sea primrose, shore pimpernel, water pimpernel)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Selliera radicans
(selliera, remuremu, half-star)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Senecio elegans
(purple groundsel)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesExotic
Senecio glomeratus subsp. glomeratus
(fireweed)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesNot ThreatenedNative
Solanum dulcamara
(bittersweet)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Sonchus oleraceus
(sow thistle, sowthistle)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesExotic
Stellaria media subsp. media
(chickweed)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Symphyotrichum lanceolatum
(sea aster)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesExotic
Tamarix chinensis
(Chinese tamarisk)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsExotic
Typha orientalis
(raupō, bullrush)
Herbs - MonocotsNot ThreatenedNative
Ulex europaeus
(gorse)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsExotic
Vicia sativa
(vetch)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Wolffia australiana
(water-meal)
Herbs - MonocotsNot ThreatenedNative