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Site name: Nature Walk - Arthurs Pass summit (Q450)

Source/Observer: G Jane & G Donaghy

Number of observations: 141

District: Westland District

Date: 05/01/2010

SpeciesStructural classConservation statusNative/Exotic
Acaena profundeincisa
(bidibid, piripiri)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Aciphylla aurea
(golden spaniard, golden speargrass)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Aciphylla horridaHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Acrothamnus colensoiTrees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Agrostis capillaris
(browntop)
GrassesExotic
Agrostis dyeriGrassesNot ThreatenedNative
Agrostis personataGrassesNot ThreatenedNative
Anaphalioides bellidioides
(Hell's bells)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesNot ThreatenedNative
Androstoma empetrifoliumTrees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Anemonastrum tenuicaule
(New Zealand anemone)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Anisotome aromatica
(aromatic aniseed, kopoti, common aniseed)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Anisotome haastii
(Haast's carrot)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Anthoxanthum odoratum
(sweet vernal)
GrassesExotic
Anthoxanthum redolens
(holy grass, kāretu)
GrassesNot ThreatenedNative
Aporostylis bifolia
(odd-leaved orchid)
OrchidsNot ThreatenedNative
Aristotelia fruticosa
(mountain wineberry)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Astelia nervosa
(mountain astelia)
Herbs - MonocotsNot ThreatenedNative
Austroblechnum penna-marina subsp. alpina
(little hard fern, alpine hard fern)
FernsNot ThreatenedNative
Austrolycopodium fastigiatum
(alpine clubmoss, mountain clubmoss)
Lycophytes (clubmosses, selaginella, quillworts)Not ThreatenedNative
Brachyglottis bellidioides var. bellidioidesHerbs - Dicotyledonous compositesNot ThreatenedNative
Brachyglottis buchananiiTrees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Caladenia lyalliiOrchidsNot ThreatenedNative
Carex astricta
(bastard grass, hook sedge)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Carex corynoidea
(bastard grass, fish hooks)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Carex echinata
(star sedge)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Carex edura
(bastard grass, hook sedge)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Carex hamlinii
(Hamlin's hook grass, Hamlin's bastard grass)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Carex leporina
(oval sedge)
SedgesExotic
Carpha alpina
(carpha)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Celmisia armstrongii
(Armstrong's mountain daisy)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesNot ThreatenedNative
Celmisia glandulosa var. glandulosa
(bog mountain daisy)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesNot ThreatenedNative
Celmisia gracilenta
(common mountain daisy, pekapeka)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesNot ThreatenedNative
Celmisia incana
(white mountain daisy)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesNot ThreatenedNative
Celmisia spectabilis subsp. spectabilis
(Common mountain daisy, cotton plant)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesNot ThreatenedNative
Celmisia verbascifolia subsp. verbascifoliaHerbs - Dicotyledonous compositesNot ThreatenedNative
Centrolepis ciliata
(centrolepis)
Herbs - MonocotsNot ThreatenedNative
Cerastium glomeratum
(annual mouse-ear chickweed)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Chaerophyllum ramosum
(myrrh)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Chionochloa conspicua subsp. conspicua
(hunangamoho, broad-leaved bush tussock)
GrassesNot ThreatenedNative
Chionochloa flavescens subsp. flavescens
(broad-leaved snow tussock)
GrassesNot ThreatenedNative
Chionochloa pallens subsp. cadens
(mid-ribbed snow tussock)
GrassesNot ThreatenedNative
Coprosma cheesemaniiTrees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Coprosma crenulataTrees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Coprosma depressaTrees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Coprosma perpusilla subsp. perpusillaTrees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Coprosma pseudociliataTrees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Coprosma pseudocuneataTrees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Coprosma rugosaTrees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Coprosma serrulataTrees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Coriaria plumosa
(feathery tutu, mountain tutu, small-leaved tutu)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Corybas macranthus
(silver-back spider orchid)
OrchidsNot ThreatenedNative
Craspedia uniflora var. uniflora
(woollyhead)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesNot ThreatenedNative
Diphasium scariosum
(creeping clubmoss)
Lycophytes (clubmosses, selaginella, quillworts)Not ThreatenedNative
Dolichoglottis lyallii
(yellow snow marguerite)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesNot ThreatenedNative
Dolichoglottis scorzoneroides
(white snow marguerite)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesNot ThreatenedNative
Donatia novae-zelandiae
(donatia)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Dracophyllum longifolium var. longifolium
(inanga, inaka)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Dracophyllum rosmarinifolium
(common grass tree, inaka)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Drosera arcturi
(sundew)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Epilobium alsinoides
(willowherb)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Epilobium chlorifolium
(mountain willowherb)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Epilobium melanocaulon
(willowherb)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Epilobium nummulariifolium
(creeping willowherb)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Euphrasia cockayneanaHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Euphrasia revoluta
(eyebright)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Festuca matthewsii subsp. matthewsii
(Matthews's fescue, blue fescue)
GrassesNot ThreatenedNative
Festuca rubra subsp. commutataGrassesExotic
Festuca rubra subsp. rubra
(red fescue)
GrassesExotic
Forstera sedifoliaHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Gaimardia setacea
(gaimardia)
Herbs - MonocotsNot ThreatenedNative
Galium perpusillum
(Dwarf bedstraw)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Gaultheria crassaTrees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Gaultheria rupestrisTrees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Gentianella bellidifolia
(gentian)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Geranium microphyllumHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesAt Risk – Naturally UncommonNative
Gingidia montana
(mountain aniseed, New Zealand aniseed)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Hierochloe cupreaGrassesNot ThreatenedNative
Hoheria glabrata
(mountain lacebark)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Huperzia australianaLycophytes (clubmosses, selaginella, quillworts)Not ThreatenedNative
Hydrocotyle novae-zeelandiae var. montanaHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Hymenophyllum multifidum
(much-divided filmy fern)
FernsNot ThreatenedNative
Hypochaeris radicata
(catsear)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesExotic
Hypolepis millefolium
(thousand leaved fern)
FernsNot ThreatenedNative
Juncus effusus var. effusus
(soft rush)
Rushes & Allied PlantsExotic
Lepidothamnus laxifolius
(pygmy pine)
Trees & Shrubs - GymnospermsNot ThreatenedNative
Leptinella pyrethrifolia var. pyrethrifolia
(button daisy)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesNot ThreatenedNative
Leptinella squalida subsp. squalidaHerbs - Dicotyledonous compositesNot ThreatenedNative
Lobelia angulata
(pratia)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Luzula banksiana var. migrata
(woodrush)
Rushes & Allied PlantsNot ThreatenedNative
Luzula congestaRushes & Allied PlantsExotic
Luzula picta var. pictaRushes & Allied PlantsNot ThreatenedNative
Melicytus alpinus
(porcupine shrub)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Muehlenbeckia axillaris
(creeping pōhuehue, creeping muehlenbeckia)
Lianes & Related Trailing Plants - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Mycelis muralis
(wall lettuce)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesExotic
Myrsine nummularia
(creeping matipo, creeping mapou)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Notogrammitis angustifolia subsp. nothofageti
(strapfern)
FernsNot ThreatenedNative
Notogrammitis crassior
(dwarf strap fern)
FernsNot ThreatenedNative
Notogrammitis givenii
(strapfern)
FernsNot ThreatenedNative
Olearia arborescens
(common tree daisy, glossy tree daisy)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Olearia avicenniifolia
(mountain akeake)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Olearia ilicifolia
(mountain holly)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Olearia nummulariifoliaTrees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Oreobolus impar
(comb sedge)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Oreobolus pectinatus
(comb sedge, cushion sedge, flat-leaved comb sedge)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Oreobolus strictus
(comb sedge)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Ourisia macrophylla subsp. lactea
(mountain foxglove)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Ozothamnus vauvilliersii
(Mountain tauhinu)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Parablechnum montanum
(mountain kiokio, Dunedin-Cass blechnum)
FernsNot ThreatenedNative
Pentachondra pumilaTrees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Phormium cookianum subsp. cookianum
(mountain flax, wharariki)
Herbs - MonocotsNot ThreatenedNative
Phyllocladus alpinus
(mountain celery pine, mountain toatoa)
Trees & Shrubs - GymnospermsNot ThreatenedNative
Pilosella officinarum
(hawkweed, mouse-ear hawkweed)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesExotic
Plantago lanigeraHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Poa cockayneana
(avalanche grass)
GrassesNot ThreatenedNative
Poa colensoi
(blue tussock)
GrassesNot ThreatenedNative
Podocarpus nivalis
(mountain tōtara, snow tōtara)
Trees & Shrubs - GymnospermsNot ThreatenedNative
Polystichum vestitum
(punui, prickly shield fern)
FernsNot ThreatenedNative
Prasophyllum colensoi
(leek orchid)
OrchidsNot ThreatenedNative
Pseudopanax colensoi var. colensoi
(mountain fivefinger, three finger)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Pterostylis australis
(southern greenhood)
OrchidsNot ThreatenedNative
Pterostylis humilis
(greenhood)
OrchidsAt Risk – Naturally UncommonNative
Pterostylis oliveri
(Oliver's greenhood)
OrchidsNot ThreatenedNative
Ranunculus reflexus
(hairy buttercup, maru, maruru, kopukapuka, pirikau)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Ranunculus verticillatusHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Raoulia tenuicaulis
(tutahuna, mat daisy)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesNot ThreatenedNative
Raukaua simplex
(haumakoroa)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Schoenus pauciflorus
(bog rush, sedge tussock)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Senecio vulgaris
(common groundsel)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesExotic
Senecio wairauensis
(mountain fireweed)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesNot ThreatenedNative
Styphelia nesophila
(pātōtara, dwarf mingimingi)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Trisetum youngiiGrassesNot ThreatenedNative
Uncinia viridis
(green bastard grass, bastard grass, hook sedge)
SedgesAt Risk – Naturally UncommonNative
Veronica brachysiphon
(hebe)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Veronica lyallii
(Lyall's parahebe, Lyall's speedwell)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Veronica odora
(hebe)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Veronica pauciramosa
(hebe)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Veronica subalpina
(hebe)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Viola cunninghamii
(mountain violet, white violet)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Viola filicaulis
(forest violet)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Wahlenbergia albomarginata subsp. albomarginata
(New Zealand harebell, harebell)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Waireia stenopetala
(yellow beaks, beak orchid, horizontal orchid,)
OrchidsNot ThreatenedNative