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Site name: Motuihe Is (J128)

List name: NZJ Bot 18:15-36

Source/Observer: NZJ Bot 18:15-36 AE Esler

Number of observations: 211

District: Auckland

Date: 01/01/1980

SpeciesStructural classConservation statusNative/Exotic
Adiantum hispidulum
(rosy maidenhair)
FernsNot ThreatenedNative
Agrostis capillaris
(browntop)
GrassesExotic
Allium vineale var. vinealeHerbs - MonocotsExotic
Alsophila tricolor
(silver fern, ponga)
FernsNot ThreatenedNative
Amaranthus blitum subsp. oleraceus
(purple amaranth)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Amaranthus deflexus
(prostrate amaranth)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Amaranthus powellii
(redroot)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Anthoxanthum odoratum
(sweet vernal)
GrassesExotic
Aphanes australis
(parsley piert)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Araujia hortorum
(moth plant, moth vine)
Lianes & Related Trailing Plants - DicotyledonsExotic
Arrhenatherum elatius subsp. elatius
(tall oat grass)
GrassesExotic
Arum italicum
(Italian arum)
Herbs - MonocotsExotic
Asplenium oblongifolium
(huruhuruwhenua, shining spleenwort)
FernsNot ThreatenedNative
Astelia banksii
(coastal astelia, shore kowharawhara)
Herbs - MonocotsNot ThreatenedNative
Atriplex prostrata
(orache)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Austroderia splendens
(toetoe)
GrassesNot ThreatenedNative
Austrostipa stipoides
(coastal immorality grass, buggar grass)
GrassesNot ThreatenedNative
Beilschmiedia tarairi
(taraire)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Bellis perennis
(English daisy)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesExotic
Bolboschoenus medianus
(purua grass)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Bothriochloa macraGrassesExotic
Brachyglottis kirkii var. kirkii
(kohurangi, Kirk's daisy, oro)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsThreatened – Nationally VulnerableNative
Brachyglottis repanda
(rangiora, bushman's toilet paper, bushman's friend)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Brassica napus var. napus
(weed rape, rape)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Briza minor
(shivery grass)
GrassesExotic
Bromus brevis
(pampas brome)
GrassesExotic
Bromus diandrus
(ripgut brome)
GrassesExotic
Bromus hordeaceus
(soft brome)
GrassesExotic
Bromus willdenowii
(prairie grass)
GrassesExotic
Calamagrostis arenaria (L.) Roth
(marram grass)
GrassesExotic
Callitriche muelleri
(Mueller's starwort)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Calystegia sepium subsp. roseata
(pink bindweed)
Lianes & Related Trailing Plants - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Calystegia soldanella
(shore bindweed, shore convolvulus, rauparaha)
Lianes & Related Trailing Plants - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Carduus pycnocephalus
(slender winged thistle)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesExotic
Carduus tenuiflorus
(winged thistle)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesExotic
Carex divulsa
(grey sedge)
SedgesExotic
Carex flagellifera
(Glen Murray tussock, trip me up)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Carex inversa
(creeping lawn sedge)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Carex lambertiana
(forest sedge)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Carex ochrosaccus
(forest sedge)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Carex pumila
(sand sedge)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Carex virgata
(swamp sedge, pukio, toitoi, toetoe)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Centaurium erythraea
(centaury)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Chenopodiastrum murale
(nettle-leaved fathen)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Chenopodium album
(fathen)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Cirsium arvense
(Californian thistle)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesExotic
Cirsium vulgare
(Scotch thistle)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesExotic
Coprosma macrocarpa subsp. minorTrees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Coprosma repens
(taupata, looking glass plant, mirror plant)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Coriaria arborea var. arborea
(tutu, tree tutu)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Cortaderia selloana
(pampas grass)
GrassesExotic
Corynocarpus laevigatus
(karaka, kopi)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Cotoneaster glaucophyllus
(cotoneaster, large-leaved cotoneaster)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsExotic
Crataegus monogyna
(hawthorn)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsExotic
Crepis capillaris
(hawksbeard)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesExotic
Crocosmia ×crocosmiiflora
(montbretia)
Herbs - MonocotsExotic
Cynodon dactylon
(Bermuda grass)
GrassesExotic
Cynosurus cristatus
(crested dogstail)
GrassesExotic
Cyperus brevifoliusSedgesExotic
Cyperus eragrostis
(umbrella sedge)
SedgesExotic
Cyperus ustulatus
(coastal cutty grass, giant umbrella sedge, cyperus)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Dactylis glomerata
(cocksfoot)
GrassesExotic
Dichondra repens
(Mercury Bay weed, dichondra)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Didymocheton spectabilis
(kohekohe, New Zealand mahogany)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Diplazium australeFernsNot ThreatenedNative
Entelea arborescens
(whau)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Erigeron sumatrensis
(broad-leaved flea-bane)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesExotic
Euonymus japonicus
(Japanese spindleberry)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsExotic
Euphorbia peplus
(milkweed)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Ficinia nodosa
(wiwi, knobby club rush, ethel sedge)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Gahnia xanthocarpa
(gahnia, māpere)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Galium aparine
(cleavers)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Gamochaeta simplicicaulisHerbs - Dicotyledonous compositesExotic
Geniostoma ligustrifolium var. ligustrifolium
(hangehange)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Geranium dissectum
(cut-leaved cranesbill)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Geranium gardneri
(Gardner's geranium)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Geranium homeanumHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Geranium molle
(dove's foot cranesbill)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Hedycarya arborea
(porokaiwhiri, pigeonwood)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Helminthotheca echioides
(Oxtongue)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesExotic
Histiopteris incisa
(histiopteris, water fern, mātātā, bat's wing fern)
FernsNot ThreatenedNative
Holcus lanatus
(Yorkshire fog)
GrassesExotic
Hordeum murinum subsp. murinum
(barley grass)
GrassesExotic
Hypochaeris radicata
(catsear)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesExotic
Isolepis cernua var. cernua
(slender clubrush)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Juncus australis
(leafless rush, wiwi)
Rushes & Allied PlantsNot ThreatenedNative
Juncus effusus var. effusus
(soft rush)
Rushes & Allied PlantsExotic
Juncus pallidus
(giant rush, leafless rush)
Rushes & Allied PlantsNot ThreatenedNative
Juncus sarophorus
(broom rush, fan-flowered rush)
Rushes & Allied PlantsNot ThreatenedNative
Juncus usitatusRushes & Allied PlantsNot ThreatenedNative
Knightia excelsa
(rewarewa, NZ honeysuckle)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Kunzea ericoides
(kānuka)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsThreatened – Nationally VulnerableNative
Lachnagrostis filiformis
(New Zealand wind grass)
GrassesNot ThreatenedNative
Lagurus ovatus
(harestail)
GrassesExotic
Lepidium coronopus
(wart cress)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Leptospermum scoparium var. scoparium
(mānuka, kahikātoa)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsAt Risk – DecliningNative
Litsea calicaris
(mangeao, tangeao)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Lobelia anceps
(New Zealand lobelia, shore lobelia)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Lolium arundinaceum subsp. arundinaceum
(tall fescue)
GrassesExotic
Lolium perenne
(perennial rye grass)
GrassesExotic
Lotus angustissimus
(slender birdsfoot trefoil)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Lotus pedunculatus
(lotus)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Lysimachia arvensis subsp. arvensis var. arvensis
(pimpernel)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Malva nicaeensis
(French mallow)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Medicago arabica
(spotted bur medick)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Medicago lupulina
(black medick)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Medicago nigra
(bur medick)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Melicope ternata
(wharangi)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Melilotus indicus
(King Island melilot)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Mentha pulegium
(pennyroyal)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Metrosideros excelsa
(pōhutukawa)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsThreatened – Nationally VulnerableNative
Microlaena stipoides
(meadow rice grass, slender rice grass)
GrassesNot ThreatenedNative
Modiola caroliniana
(creeping mallow)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
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
Myoporum laetum
(ngaio)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Myrsine australis
(red mapou, red matipo, mapau, red maple)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Nasturtium officinale
(Watercress)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Oplismenus hirtellus subsp. imbecillisGrassesNot ThreatenedNative
Orobanche minor
(broomrape)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Oxalis exilis
(creeping oxalis, yellow oxalis)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Oxalis pes-caprae
(Bermuda buttercup)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Paesia scaberula
(lace fern, ring fern, scented fern, pig fern)
FernsNot ThreatenedNative
Parablechnum novae-zelandiae
(kiokio, horokio, palm leaf fern)
FernsNot ThreatenedNative
Parapholis incurva
(sickle grass)
GrassesExotic
Parapolystichum glabellum
(smooth shield fern)
FernsNot ThreatenedNative
Parapolystichum microsorum subsp. pentangulareFernsNot ThreatenedNative
Parsonsia heterophylla
(New Zealand jasmine)
Lianes & Related Trailing Plants - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Paspalum dilatatum
(paspalum)
GrassesExotic
Pentapogon crinitus
(long-hair plume grass)
GrassesNot ThreatenedNative
Peperomia urvilleana
(peperomia)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Phormium tenax
(flax, harakeke, kōrari (Māori name for inflorescence).)
Herbs - MonocotsNot ThreatenedNative
Physalis peruviana
(Cape gooseberry)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Phytolacca octandra
(inkweed)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsExotic
Pinus halepensis
(Aleppo pine, Jerusalem pine)
Trees & Shrubs - GymnospermsExotic
Pittosporum crassifolium
(karo)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Plantago lanceolata
(narrow-leaved plantain)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Plantago major
(broad-leaved plantain)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Plantago novae-zelandiaeHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Poa anceps
(broad-leaved poa)
GrassesNot ThreatenedNative
Poa annua
(annual poa)
GrassesExotic
Poa trivialis
(rough-stalked meadow grass)
GrassesExotic
Podocarpus totara var. totara
(tōtara)
Trees & Shrubs - GymnospermsNot ThreatenedNative
Polycarpon tetraphyllum
(allseed)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Polygala myrtifolia
(sweet pea shrub)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsExotic
Portulaca oleracea
(purslane)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Potamogeton crispus
(curly pondweed)
Herbs - MonocotsExotic
Prunella vulgaris
(self-heal)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsExotic
Prunus persica
(peach)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsExotic
Pseudopanax lessonii
(Houpara)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Pteridium esculentum
(bracken, rarauhe, bracken fern)
FernsNot ThreatenedNative
Pteris tremula
(shaking brake, tender brake, Australian bracken)
FernsNot ThreatenedNative
Pyrrosia elaeagnifolia
(leather-leaf fern, pyrrosia)
FernsNot ThreatenedNative
Ranunculus sardous
(hairy buttercup)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Rhamnus alaternus
(Italian evergreen buckthorn)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsExotic
Rosa rubiginosa
(sweet brier)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsExotic
Rubus cissoides
(tātarāmoa, bush lawyer)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Rumex brownii
(hooked dock)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Rumex conglomeratus
(clustered dock)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Rumex crispus
(curled dock)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Rumex obtusifolius
(broad-leaved dock)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Rumex pulcher
(fiddle dock)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Rytidosperma penicillatum
(danthonia)
GrassesExotic
Rytidosperma racemosum
(danthonia)
GrassesExotic
Salicornia quinqueflora
(glasswort)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Salsola kali
(prickly saltwort)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Samolus repens var. repens
(Sea primrose, shore pimpernel, water pimpernel)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani
(kuawa)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Senecio bipinnatisectus
(Australian fireweed)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesNot ThreatenedNative
Senecio hispidulus
(fireweed)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesNot ThreatenedNative
Senecio lautus
(shore groundsel, variable groundsel)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesNot ThreatenedNative
Senecio vulgaris
(common groundsel)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesExotic
Sherardia arvensis
(field madder)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Silene gallica
(catchfly)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Silybum marianum
(variegated thistle)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesExotic
Sisymbrium officinale
(hedge mustard)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Solanum americanum
(small-flowered nightshade)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Solanum aviculare var. aviculare
(poroporo)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsThreatened – Nationally VulnerableNative
Solanum linnaeanum
(apple of Sodom)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsExotic
Solanum mauritianum
(woolly nightshade)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsExotic
Solanum nigrum
(black nightshade)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Solanum pseudocapsicum
(Jerusalem cherry)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsExotic
Soliva sessilis
(Onehunga weed)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesExotic
Sonchus asper
(prickly sow thistle)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesExotic
Sonchus oleraceus
(sow thistle, sowthistle)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesExotic
Sophora microphylla
(kōwhai, weeping kōwhai, small-leaved kōwhai)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Sphaeropteris medullaris
(mamaku, black tree fern)
FernsNot ThreatenedNative
Spinifex sericeus
(spinifex, kōwhangatara)
GrassesNot ThreatenedNative
Sporobolus africanus
(rat's tail)
GrassesExotic
Stellaria media subsp. media
(chickweed)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Stenotaphrum secundatum
(buffalo grass)
GrassesExotic
Symphyotrichum lanceolatum
(sea aster)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesExotic
Trifolium dubium
(suckling clover)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Trifolium fragiferum
(strawberry clover)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Trifolium repens
(white clover)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Trifolium striatum
(striated clover)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Trifolium subterraneum
(subclover, subterranean clover)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Triglochin striata
(triglochin)
Herbs - MonocotsNot ThreatenedNative
Ulex europaeus
(gorse)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsExotic
Urtica urens
(nettle, stinging nettle)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Veronica arvensis
(field speedwell, corn speedwell)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Veronica serpyllifolia
(turf speedwell, thyme-leaved speedwell)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Veronica stricta var. stricta
(koromiko)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Vicia sativa
(vetch)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Vicia tetrasperma
(smooth tare)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Vinca major
(periwinkle)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Vitex lucens
(pūriri)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
xAgropogon littoralisGrassesExotic
Xanthium spinosum
(Bathurst bur)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesExotic
Zantedeschia aethiopica
(arum lily)
Herbs - MonocotsExotic
Zealandia pustulata subsp. pustulata
(hound's tongue, kōwaowao, pāraharaha)
FernsNot ThreatenedNative