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.

Site name: Lower Kaituna Management Res (LKAT)

Source/Observer: RM Irving; SM Beadel; G Jane

Number of observations: 160

District: Western Bay of Plenty District

Date: 01/12/1990

SpeciesStructural classConservation statusNative/Exotic
Agrostis capillaris
(browntop)
GrassesExotic
Agrostis stolonifera
(creeping bent)
GrassesExotic
Alsophila tricolor
(silver fern, ponga)
FernsNot ThreatenedNative
Anthemis cotula
(stinking mayweed)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesExotic
Anthoxanthum odoratum
(sweet vernal)
GrassesExotic
Anthoxanthum redolens
(holy grass, kāretu)
GrassesNot ThreatenedNative
Araujia hortorum
(moth plant, moth vine)
Lianes & Related Trailing Plants - DicotyledonsExotic
Austroderia fulvida
(kakaho)
GrassesNot ThreatenedNative
Axonopus fissifolius
(narrow-leaved carpet grass)
GrassesExotic
Azolla rubra
(Pacific azolla, azolla, red azolla)
FernsNot ThreatenedNative
Bellardia viscosa
(tarweed)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Bidens frondosa
(beggar's ticks)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesExotic
Bolboschoenus medianus
(purua grass)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Bromus willdenowii
(prairie grass)
GrassesExotic
Callitriche stagnalis
(water starwort)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Calystegia sepium subsp. roseata
(pink bindweed)
Lianes & Related Trailing Plants - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Calystegia tuguriorum
(climbing convolvulus, NZ bindweed)
Lianes & Related Trailing Plants - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Carex demissa
(yellow sedge)
SedgesExotic
Carex lessoniana
(rautahi, cutty grass)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Carex lurida
(sallow sedge)
SedgesExotic
Carex maorica
(Māori sedge)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Carex secta
(purei, pukio)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Carex virgata
(swamp sedge, pukio, toitoi, toetoe)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Carex vulpinoidea
(fox sedge)
SedgesExotic
Centella uniflora
(centella)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgareHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Cirsium arvense
(Californian thistle)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesExotic
Cirsium vulgare
(Scotch thistle)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesExotic
Conium maculatum
(hemlock)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Coprosma propinqua var. propinqua
(mingimingi)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Coprosma tenuicaulis
(swamp coprosma, hukihuki)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Cordyline australis
(cabbage tree, tī, tī kōuka, palm lily)
Trees & Shrubs - MonocotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Cortaderia jubata
(purple pampas grass)
GrassesExotic
Cortaderia selloana
(pampas grass)
GrassesExotic
Cotula coronopifolia
(bachelor's button, yellow buttons, waterbuttons)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesNot ThreatenedNative
Crepis capillaris
(hawksbeard)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesExotic
Crocosmia ×crocosmiiflora
(montbretia)
Herbs - MonocotsExotic
Cynodon dactylon
(Bermuda grass)
GrassesExotic
Cyperus eragrostis
(umbrella sedge)
SedgesExotic
Cyperus ustulatus
(coastal cutty grass, giant umbrella sedge, cyperus)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Dacrycarpus dacrydioides
(kahikatea, white pine)
Trees & Shrubs - GymnospermsNot ThreatenedNative
Dacrydium cupressinum
(rimu, red pine)
Trees & Shrubs - GymnospermsNot ThreatenedNative
Deparia petersenii subsp. congruaFernsNot ThreatenedNative
Dicksonia squarrosa
(wheki, rough tree fern, harsh tree fern)
FernsNot ThreatenedNative
Digitalis purpurea
(foxglove)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Diplazium australeFernsNot ThreatenedNative
Doodia australis
(rasp fern)
FernsNot ThreatenedNative
Ehrharta erecta
(veldt grass)
GrassesExotic
Eleocharis acuta
(sharp spike sedge)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Eleocharis sphacelata
(kutakuta, spikes of doom, bamboo spike sedge, tall spike sedge)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Elodea canadensis
(Canadian pondweed)
Herbs - MonocotsExotic
Epilobium ciliatum
(willowherb)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Erigeron sumatrensis
(broad-leaved flea-bane)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesExotic
Erythranthe guttata
(monkey musk)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Festuca bromoides
(vulpia hair grass, brome fescue, squirrel-tailed fescue)
GrassesExotic
Festuca rubra subsp. rubra
(red fescue)
GrassesExotic
Fumaria muralis subsp. muralis
(scrambling fumitory)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Galium aparine
(cleavers)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Galium palustre subsp. palustre
(marsh bedstraw)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Geniostoma ligustrifolium var. ligustrifolium
(hangehange)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Gleichenia dicarpa
(tangle fern, swamp umbrella fern)
FernsNot ThreatenedNative
Glossostigma elatinoidesHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Glyceria striata
(fowl manna-grass)
GrassesExotic
Gonocarpus incanusHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Gonocarpus micranthus subsp. micranthusHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Haloragis erecta subsp. erecta
(toatoa, fire weed, shrubby haloragis)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Histiopteris incisa
(histiopteris, water fern, mātātā, bat's wing fern)
FernsNot ThreatenedNative
Hiya distansFernsNot ThreatenedNative
Holcus lanatus
(Yorkshire fog)
GrassesExotic
Hypochaeris radicata
(catsear)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesExotic
Hypolepis ambiguaFernsNot ThreatenedNative
Icarus filiformis
(thread fern, climbing hard fern)
FernsNot ThreatenedNative
Isolepis proliferaSedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Jacobaea vulgaris
(ragwort)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesExotic
Juncus articulatus
(jointed rush)
Rushes & Allied PlantsExotic
Juncus australis
(leafless rush, wiwi)
Rushes & Allied PlantsNot ThreatenedNative
Juncus bufonius var. bufonius
(toad rush)
Rushes & Allied PlantsExotic
Juncus edgariae
(wiwi, Edgar's rush)
Rushes & Allied PlantsNot ThreatenedNative
Juncus effusus var. effusus
(soft rush)
Rushes & Allied PlantsExotic
Juncus pallidus
(giant rush, leafless rush)
Rushes & Allied PlantsNot ThreatenedNative
Juncus planifolius
(grass-leaved rush)
Rushes & Allied PlantsNot ThreatenedNative
Juncus sarophorus
(broom rush, fan-flowered rush)
Rushes & Allied PlantsNot ThreatenedNative
Juncus subnodulosusRushes & Allied PlantsExotic
Juncus tenuis subsp. tenuis
(track rush)
Rushes & Allied PlantsExotic
Lactuca serriola
(prickly lettuce)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesExotic
Lamium purpureum
(red dead nettle)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Laurelia novae-zelandiae
(pukatea)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Lemna disperma
(common duckweed)
Herbs - MonocotsNot ThreatenedNative
Leptospermum scoparium var. scoparium
(mānuka, kahikātoa)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsAt Risk – DecliningNative
Ligustrum sinense
(Chinese privet)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsExotic
Litsea calicaris
(mangeao, tangeao)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Lolium arundinaceum subsp. arundinaceum
(tall fescue)
GrassesExotic
Lolium perenne
(perennial rye grass)
GrassesExotic
Lonicera japonica
(Japanese honeysuckle)
Lianes & Related Trailing Plants - DicotyledonsExotic
Lotus pedunculatus
(lotus)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Ludwigia palustris
(Water purslane, marsh ludwigia)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Lupinus arboreus
(tree lupin)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsExotic
Lycopus europaeus
(Gypsywort)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Lysimachia arvensis subsp. arvensis var. arvensis
(pimpernel)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Lythrum hyssopifolia
(hyssop loosestrife)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Machaerina arthrophyllaSedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Machaerina articulata
(jointed baumea, jointed twig rush)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Machaerina juncea
(sedge, tussock swamp twig rush)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Machaerina tenaxSedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Machaerina teretifoliaSedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Melicytus ramiflorus subsp. ramiflorus
(māhoe, hinahina, whitey wood)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Microlaena stipoides
(meadow rice grass, slender rice 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
Myosotis laxa subsp. caespitosa
(water forget-me-not)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Myriophyllum aquaticum
(parrot's feather)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Oplismenus hirtellus subsp. imbecillisGrassesNot ThreatenedNative
Paesia scaberula
(lace fern, ring fern, scented fern, pig fern)
FernsNot ThreatenedNative
Parablechnum novae-zelandiae
(kiokio, horokio, palm leaf fern)
FernsNot ThreatenedNative
Paspalum dilatatum
(paspalum)
GrassesExotic
Paspalum distichum
(Mercer grass)
GrassesExotic
Persicaria hydropiper
(water pepper)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Phormium tenax
(flax, harakeke, kōrari (Māori name for inflorescence).)
Herbs - MonocotsNot ThreatenedNative
Phytolacca octandra
(inkweed)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsExotic
Plantago australis
(swamp plantain)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Plantago lanceolata
(narrow-leaved plantain)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Plantago major
(broad-leaved plantain)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Poa annua
(annual poa)
GrassesExotic
Poa trivialis
(rough-stalked meadow grass)
GrassesExotic
Podocarpus totara var. totara
(tōtara)
Trees & Shrubs - GymnospermsNot ThreatenedNative
Potamogeton crispus
(curly pondweed)
Herbs - MonocotsExotic
Potamogeton suboblongus
(mud pondweed)
Herbs - MonocotsNot ThreatenedNative
Potentilla indica
(Indian strawberry)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Prunella vulgaris
(self-heal)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsExotic
Pseudognaphalium luteoalbumHerbs - Dicotyledonous compositesNot ThreatenedNative
Pteridium esculentum
(bracken, rarauhe, bracken fern)
FernsNot ThreatenedNative
Pyrrosia elaeagnifolia
(leather-leaf fern, pyrrosia)
FernsNot ThreatenedNative
Ranunculus amphitrichus
(waoriki)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Ranunculus flammula
(spearwort)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Ranunculus repens
(buttercup)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Rubus fruticosus agg.
(blackberry)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsExotic
Rumex acetosella
(sheep's sorrel)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Rumex flexuosus
(Māori dock, New Zealand dock, runa)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Rumex obtusifolius
(broad-leaved dock)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Salix cinerea
(grey willow, pussy willow)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsExotic
Salix fragilis × S. euxina
(crack willow)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsExotic
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani
(kuawa)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Schoenus maschalinus
(dwarf bog rush)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Senecio bipinnatisectus
(Australian fireweed)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesNot ThreatenedNative
Senecio esleri
(Esler's fireweed)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesNot ThreatenedNative
Solanum dulcamara
(bittersweet)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Solanum nigrum
(black nightshade)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Solanum pseudocapsicum
(Jerusalem cherry)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsExotic
Sonchus asper
(prickly sow thistle)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesExotic
Sonchus oleraceus
(sow thistle, sowthistle)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesExotic
Sphaeropteris medullaris
(mamaku, black tree fern)
FernsNot ThreatenedNative
Stellaria media subsp. media
(chickweed)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Symphyotrichum lanceolatum
(sea aster)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesExotic
Tradescantia fluminensis
(wandering Jew)
Herbs - MonocotsExotic
Trifolium repens
(white clover)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Typha orientalis
(raupō, bullrush)
Herbs - MonocotsNot ThreatenedNative
Ulex europaeus
(gorse)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsExotic
Verbena bonariensis
(purple-top, purple-top vervain)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Vitex lucens
(pūriri)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Zealandia pustulata subsp. pustulata
(hound's tongue, kōwaowao, pāraharaha)
FernsNot ThreatenedNative