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Site name: Moturua Is (Q219)

List name: Auck BSJ: 64:90

Source/Observer: Auck BSJ: 64:90 M Young

Number of observations: 227

District: Far North District

Date: 12/03/2009

SpeciesStructural classConservation statusNative/Exotic
Adiantum cunninghamii
(common maidenhair, Cunningham's maidenhair)
FernsNot ThreatenedNative
Adiantum hispidulum
(rosy maidenhair)
FernsNot ThreatenedNative
Agathis australis
(kauri)
Trees & Shrubs - GymnospermsThreatened – Nationally VulnerableNative
Ageratina adenophora
(Mexican devil)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesExotic
Ageratina riparia
(mist flower)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesExotic
Agrostis capillaris
(browntop)
GrassesExotic
Aira caryophyllea subsp. caryophyllea
(silvery hair grass)
GrassesExotic
Allium vineale var. vinealeHerbs - MonocotsExotic
Alsophila tricolor
(silver fern, ponga)
FernsNot ThreatenedNative
Anthoxanthum odoratum
(sweet vernal)
GrassesExotic
Araucaria heterophylla
(Norfolk Island pine)
Trees & Shrubs - GymnospermsExotic
Araujia hortorum
(moth plant, moth vine)
Lianes & Related Trailing Plants - DicotyledonsExotic
Arthropodium cirratum
(rengarenga, renga lily, rock lily)
Herbs - MonocotsNot ThreatenedNative
Arundo donax
(giant reed)
GrassesExotic
Asplenium flaccidum
(drooping spleenwort, hanging spleenwort)
FernsNot ThreatenedNative
Asplenium oblongifolium
(huruhuruwhenua, shining spleenwort)
FernsNot ThreatenedNative
Asplenium polyodon
(sickle spleenwort)
FernsNot ThreatenedNative
Astelia banksii
(coastal astelia, shore kowharawhara)
Herbs - MonocotsNot ThreatenedNative
Astelia hastata
(tank lily)
Herbs - MonocotsNot ThreatenedNative
Atriplex prostrata
(orache)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Austroblechnum membranaceumFernsNot ThreatenedNative
Avena barbata
(slender oat)
GrassesExotic
Axonopus fissifolius
(narrow-leaved carpet grass)
GrassesExotic
Bolboschoenus fluviatilis
(marsh clubrush, kukuraho, purua grass)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Bothriochloa macraGrassesExotic
Brachyglottis kirkii var. angustior
(kohurangi, Kirk's tree daisy)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Brachyglottis repanda
(rangiora, bushman's toilet paper, bushman's friend)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Bromus diandrus
(ripgut brome)
GrassesExotic
Bromus willdenowii
(prairie grass)
GrassesExotic
Cakile edentula var. edentula
(sea rocket)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Callitriche muelleri
(Mueller's starwort)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Calystegia marginata
(small-flowered white bindweed)
Lianes & Related Trailing Plants - DicotyledonsAt Risk – Naturally UncommonNative
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
Carex divisaSedgesExotic
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 uncinata
(bastard grass, hook sedge, kamu, matau-a-maui)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Carex virgata
(swamp sedge, pukio, toitoi, toetoe)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Cenchrus clandestinus
(kikuyu grass)
GrassesExotic
Centaurium erythraea
(centaury)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Centella uniflora
(centella)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Cheilanthes distans
(woolly cloak fern, woolly rock fern)
FernsNot ThreatenedNative
Chionochloa bromoides
(coastal tussock, seabird tussock)
GrassesAt Risk – Naturally UncommonNative
Cirsium arvense
(Californian thistle)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesExotic
Clematis cunninghamiiLianes & Related Trailing Plants - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Clematis paniculata
(white clematis, puawananga)
Lianes & Related Trailing Plants - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Colocasia esculenta
(Taro)
Herbs - MonocotsExotic
Coprosma arborea
(māmāngi, tree coprosma)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Coprosma macrocarpa subsp. minorTrees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Coprosma repens
(taupata, looking glass plant, mirror plant)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Coprosma rhamnoidesTrees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Coprosma robusta
(karamū, glossy karamū)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Cordyline australis
(cabbage tree, tī, tī kōuka, palm lily)
Trees & Shrubs - MonocotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Cordyline banksii
(tī ngahere, cabbage tree, tī rakau)
Trees & Shrubs - MonocotyledonsNot 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
Cyclospermum leptophyllum
(slender celery)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Cynodon dactylon
(Bermuda grass)
GrassesExotic
Cyperus ustulatus
(coastal cutty grass, giant umbrella sedge, cyperus)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Dacrydium cupressinum
(rimu, red pine)
Trees & Shrubs - GymnospermsNot ThreatenedNative
Dactylis glomerata
(cocksfoot)
GrassesExotic
Daucus glochidiatus
(New Zealand carrot)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesAt Risk – DecliningNative
Deparia petersenii subsp. congruaFernsNot ThreatenedNative
Dianella nigra
(turutu, New Zealand blueberry, inkberry)
Herbs - MonocotsNot ThreatenedNative
Dicksonia squarrosa
(wheki, rough tree fern, harsh tree fern)
FernsNot ThreatenedNative
Diplazium australeFernsNot ThreatenedNative
Disphyma australe subsp. australe
(horokaka, native ice plant, New Zealand ice plant)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Doodia australis
(rasp fern)
FernsNot ThreatenedNative
Eleocharis acuta
(sharp spike sedge)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Entelea arborescens
(whau)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Erechtites valerianifolius
(Brazilian fireweed)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesExotic
Erica lusitanica
(Spanish heath)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsExotic
Erigeron sumatrensis
(broad-leaved flea-bane)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesExotic
Euchiton sphaericusHerbs - Dicotyledonous compositesNot ThreatenedNative
Festuca bromoides
(vulpia hair grass, brome fescue, squirrel-tailed fescue)
GrassesExotic
Ficinia nodosa
(wiwi, knobby club rush, ethel sedge)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Ficinia spiralis
(pīngao, golden sand sedge, pikao)
SedgesAt Risk – DecliningNative
Foeniculum vulgare
(fennel)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Gahnia lacera
(cutty grass)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Galium palustre subsp. palustre
(marsh bedstraw)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Gamochaeta simplicicaulisHerbs - Dicotyledonous compositesExotic
Geniostoma ligustrifolium var. ligustrifolium
(hangehange)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Geranium gardneri
(Gardner's geranium)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Geranium homeanumHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Gonocarpus incanusHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Hakea salicifolia
(willow-leaved hakea)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsExotic
Hakea sericea
(prickly hakea)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsExotic
Haloragis erecta subsp. erecta
(toatoa, fire weed, shrubby haloragis)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Hedycarya arborea
(porokaiwhiri, pigeonwood)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Histiopteris incisa
(histiopteris, water fern, mātātā, bat's wing fern)
FernsNot ThreatenedNative
Holcus lanatus
(Yorkshire fog)
GrassesExotic
Hordeum murinum subsp. leporinumGrassesExotic
Hypericum pusillum
(swamp hypericum)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Hypochaeris radicata
(catsear)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesExotic
Hypolepis ambiguaFernsNot ThreatenedNative
Icarus filiformis
(thread fern, climbing hard fern)
FernsNot ThreatenedNative
Isachne globosa
(swamp millet)
GrassesNot ThreatenedNative
Isolepis cernua var. cernua
(slender clubrush)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Isolepis inundataSedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Juncus australis
(leafless rush, wiwi)
Rushes & Allied PlantsNot ThreatenedNative
Juncus edgariae
(wiwi, Edgar's rush)
Rushes & Allied PlantsNot ThreatenedNative
Juncus effusus var. effusus
(soft rush)
Rushes & Allied PlantsExotic
Juncus microcephalus
(South American rush)
Rushes & Allied PlantsExotic
Kunzea ericoides
(kānuka)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsThreatened – Nationally VulnerableNative
Lachnagrostis billardierei subsp. billardierei
(sand wind grass)
GrassesNot ThreatenedNative
Lagenophora sublyrataHerbs - Dicotyledonous compositesAt Risk – Naturally UncommonNative
Lagurus ovatus
(harestail)
GrassesExotic
Lepidosperma australe
(square sedge, square-stemmed sedge)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Lepidosperma laterale
(sword sedge)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Leptospermum scoparium var. scoparium
(mānuka, kahikātoa)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsAt Risk – DecliningNative
Leucopogon fasciculatus
(mingimingi, tall mingimingi)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Lindsaea linearisFernsNot ThreatenedNative
Linum trigynum
(yellow flax)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Lobelia anceps
(New Zealand lobelia, shore lobelia)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Lobelia physaloides
(colensoa, koru)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsThreatened – Nationally VulnerableNative
Lolium arundinaceum subsp. arundinaceum
(tall fescue)
GrassesExotic
Lolium perenne
(perennial rye grass)
GrassesExotic
Lotus angustissimus
(slender birdsfoot trefoil)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Lotus subbiflorus
(hairy birdsfoot trefoil)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Lygodium articulatum
(mangemange, bushman's mattress, makamaka)
FernsNot ThreatenedNative
Lysimachia arvensis subsp. arvensis var. arvensis
(pimpernel)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Machaerina articulata
(jointed baumea, jointed twig rush)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Machaerina rubiginosa
(baumea)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Machaerina teretifoliaSedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Medicago lupulina
(black medick)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Medicago nigra
(bur medick)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Melicytus ramiflorus subsp. ramiflorus
(māhoe, hinahina, whitey wood)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Melilotus indicus
(King Island melilot)
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
Morelotia affinis
(morelotia)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa
(small-leaved pōhuehue, scrub pōhuehue, wire vine)
Lianes & Related Trailing Plants - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Myrsine australis
(red mapou, red matipo, mapau, red maple)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Nertera dichondrifoliaHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Olearia furfuracea
(akepiro)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Oplismenus hirtellus subsp. imbecillisGrassesNot ThreatenedNative
Oxalis corniculata subsp. corniculata
(creeping woodsorrel, horned oxalis)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Oxalis rubensHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Oxybasis ambiguaHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesAt Risk – DecliningNative
Paesia scaberula
(lace fern, ring fern, scented fern, pig fern)
FernsNot ThreatenedNative
Pakau pennigera
(gully fern, feather fern, piupiu)
FernsNot ThreatenedNative
Parablechnum novae-zelandiae
(kiokio, horokio, palm leaf fern)
FernsNot ThreatenedNative
Paraserianthes lophantha
(brush wattle)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsExotic
Paspalum dilatatum
(paspalum)
GrassesExotic
Paspalum distichum
(Mercer grass)
GrassesExotic
Paspalum orbiculare
(scrobic)
GrassesThreatened – Nationally VulnerableNative
Pentapogon crinitus
(long-hair plume grass)
GrassesNot ThreatenedNative
Peperomia urvilleana
(peperomia)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Persicaria hydropiper
(water pepper)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Phlegmariurus varius
(clubmoss)
Lycophytes (clubmosses, selaginella, quillworts)Not ThreatenedNative
Phormium tenax
(flax, harakeke, kōrari (Māori name for inflorescence).)
Herbs - MonocotsNot ThreatenedNative
Phyllocladus trichomanoides
(tānekaha, celery pine)
Trees & Shrubs - GymnospermsNot ThreatenedNative
Physalis peruviana
(Cape gooseberry)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Phytolacca octandra
(inkweed)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsExotic
Pimelea urvilleana subsp. urvilleana
(pinātoro)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Pinus pinaster
(cluster pine)
Trees & Shrubs - GymnospermsExotic
Pinus radiata
(Monterey pine, radiata pine)
Trees & Shrubs - GymnospermsExotic
Piper excelsum subsp. excelsum
(kawakawa, pepper tree)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Pittosporum umbellatum
(haekaro)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Planchonella costata
(tawāpou)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsAt Risk – RelictNative
Plantago lanceolata
(narrow-leaved plantain)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Poa anceps
(broad-leaved poa)
GrassesNot ThreatenedNative
Poa trivialis
(rough-stalked meadow grass)
GrassesExotic
Podocarpus totara var. totara
(tōtara)
Trees & Shrubs - GymnospermsNot ThreatenedNative
Polygala myrtifolia
(sweet pea shrub)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsExotic
Pseudodiphasium volubile
(climbing clubmoss, waewaekoukou)
Lycophytes (clubmosses, selaginella, quillworts)Not ThreatenedNative
Pseudognaphalium luteoalbumHerbs - Dicotyledonous compositesNot ThreatenedNative
Pseudolycopodium densum
(clubmoss)
Lycophytes (clubmosses, selaginella, quillworts)Not ThreatenedNative
Pseudopanax lessonii
(Houpara)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Pteridium esculentum
(bracken, rarauhe, bracken fern)
FernsNot ThreatenedNative
Pteris carsei
(coastal brake, netted brake)
FernsNot ThreatenedNative
Pteris tremula
(shaking brake, tender brake, Australian bracken)
FernsNot ThreatenedNative
Pterophylla sylvicola
(Towai, tawhero)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Pyrrosia elaeagnifolia
(leather-leaf fern, pyrrosia)
FernsNot ThreatenedNative
Ranunculus acaulis
(sand buttercup, shore buttercup)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Ranunculus urvilleanusHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesAt Risk – DecliningNative
Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. raphanistrum
(wild radish)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Ripogonum scandens
(supplejack, kareao, pirita)
Lianes - MonocotsNot ThreatenedNative
Rubus ulmifolius
(blackberry)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsExotic
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 sagittatus
(climbing 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
Schefflera digitata
(patatē, patē, seven-finger)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Schoenus apogonSedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Schoenus maschalinus
(dwarf bog rush)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Schoenus tendo
(kauri sedge, kauri schoenus)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Selliera radicans
(selliera, remuremu, half-star)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Senecio bipinnatisectus
(Australian fireweed)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesNot ThreatenedNative
Senecio hispidulus
(fireweed)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesNot ThreatenedNative
Senecio minimus
(fireweed)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesNot ThreatenedNative
Solanum americanum
(small-flowered nightshade)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Solanum linnaeanum
(apple of Sodom)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsExotic
Solanum mauritianum
(woolly nightshade)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsExotic
Solanum nigrum
(black nightshade)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Sonchus oleraceus
(sow thistle, sowthistle)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesExotic
Sophora chathamica
(kōwhai, coastal 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
Stenotaphrum secundatum
(buffalo grass)
GrassesExotic
Symphyotrichum lanceolatum
(sea aster)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesExotic
Tmesipteris lanceolata
(fork fern)
FernsNot ThreatenedNative
Triglochin striata
(triglochin)
Herbs - MonocotsNot ThreatenedNative
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
Veronica ligustrifolia
(hebe)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Veronica plebeiaHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Veronica stricta var. stricta
(koromiko)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Vinca major
(periwinkle)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Vitex lucens
(pūriri)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Wahlenbergia vernicosa
(coastal harebell, glossy harebell)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Wahlenbergia violacea
(violet harebell)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Zantedeschia aethiopica
(arum lily)
Herbs - MonocotsExotic
Zealandia pustulata subsp. pustulata
(hound's tongue, kōwaowao, pāraharaha)
FernsNot ThreatenedNative