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.
Porangahau Beach (PARO)
Site name: Porangahau Beach (PARO)
List name: MT 54
Source/Observer: MT 54 M Thorsen
Number of observations: 109
District: Central Hawke’s Bay District
Date: 15/01/2004
| Species | Structural class | Conservation status | Native/Exotic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Achillea millefolium (yarrow) | Herbs - Dicotyledonous composites | Exotic | |
| Agrostis capillaris (browntop) | Grasses | Exotic | |
| Agrostis castellana (dryland browntop) | Grasses | Exotic | |
| Agrostis stolonifera (creeping bent) | Grasses | Exotic | |
| Alisma plantago-aquatica (water plantain) | Herbs - Monocots | Exotic | |
| Apodasmia similis (jointed wire rush, oioi) | Rushes & Allied Plants | Not Threatened | Native |
| Argentina anserinoides (silverweed) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Not Threatened | Native |
| Atriplex prostrata (orache) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Exotic | |
| Austroderia toetoe (toetoe) | Grasses | Not Threatened | Native |
| Bellis perennis (English daisy) | Herbs - Dicotyledonous composites | Exotic | |
| Bolboschoenus caldwellii (purua grass, Caldwell's clubrush) | Sedges | Not Threatened | Native |
| Bolboschoenus fluviatilis (marsh clubrush, kukuraho, purua grass) | Sedges | Not Threatened | Native |
| Bromus willdenowii (prairie grass) | Grasses | Exotic | |
| Cakile edentula var. edentula (sea rocket) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Exotic | |
| Calamagrostis arenaria (marram grass) | Grasses | Exotic | |
| Calystegia sepium subsp. roseata (pink bindweed) | Lianes & Related Trailing Plants - Dicotyledons | Not Threatened | Native |
| Calystegia soldanella (shore bindweed, shore convolvulus, rauparaha) | Lianes & Related Trailing Plants - Dicotyledons | Not Threatened | Native |
| Carduus acanthoides (plumeless thistle) | Herbs - Dicotyledonous composites | Exotic | |
| Carex pumila (sand sedge) | Sedges | Not Threatened | Native |
| Centaurium erythraea (centaury) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Exotic | |
| Chenopodium album (fathen, white goosefoot) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Exotic | |
| Cirsium vulgare (Scotch thistle) | Herbs - Dicotyledonous composites | Exotic | |
| Coprosma acerosa (sand coprosma, tātaraheke) | Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons | At Risk – Declining | Native |
| Coprosma propinqua var. propinqua (mingimingi) | Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons | Not Threatened | Native |
| Cordyline australis (cabbage tree, tī, tī kōuka, palm lily) | Trees & Shrubs - Monocotyledons | Not Threatened | Native |
| Cortaderia selloana (pampas grass) | Grasses | Exotic | |
| Cotula coronopifolia (bachelor's button, yellow buttons, waterbuttons) | Herbs - Dicotyledonous composites | Not Threatened | Native |
| Cynodon dactylon (Bermuda grass) | Grasses | Exotic | |
| Cynosurus cristatus (crested dogstail) | Grasses | Exotic | |
| Cyperus ustulatus (coastal cutty grass, giant umbrella sedge, cyperus) | Sedges | Not Threatened | Native |
| Dactylis glomerata (cocksfoot) | Grasses | Exotic | |
| Discaria toumatou (matagouri, tūmatakuru) | Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons | At Risk – Declining | Native |
| Ehrharta calycina | Grasses | Exotic | |
| Ehrharta villosa (pyp grass) | Grasses | Exotic | |
| Elytrigia pycnantha (sea couch) | Grasses | Exotic | |
| Epilobium billardiereanum (willowherb) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Not Threatened | Native |
| Erigeron sumatrensis (broad-leaved flea-bane) | Herbs - Dicotyledonous composites | Exotic | |
| Ficinia nodosa (wiwi, knobby club rush, ethel sedge) | Sedges | Not Threatened | Native |
| Galium aparine (cleavers) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Exotic | |
| Geranium molle (dove's foot cranesbill) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Exotic | |
| Helminthotheca echioides (Oxtongue) | Herbs - Dicotyledonous composites | Exotic | |
| Histiopteris incisa (histiopteris, water fern, mātātā, bat's wing fern) | Ferns | Not Threatened | Native |
| Holcus lanatus (Yorkshire fog) | Grasses | Exotic | |
| Hydrocotyle moschata var. moschata (hairy pennywort) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Not Threatened | Native |
| Hypochaeris radicata (catsear) | Herbs - Dicotyledonous composites | Exotic | |
| Isolepis cernua var. cernua (slender clubrush) | Sedges | Not Threatened | Native |
| Juncus acuminatus (sharp-fruited rush) | Rushes & Allied Plants | Exotic | |
| Juncus articulatus (jointed rush) | Rushes & Allied Plants | Exotic | |
| Juncus bufonius var. congestus | Rushes & Allied Plants | Exotic | |
| Juncus conglomeratus (soft rush) | Rushes & Allied Plants | Exotic | |
| Juncus kraussii subsp. australiensis (sea rush) | Rushes & Allied Plants | Not Threatened | Native |
| Lagurus ovatus (harestail) | Grasses | Exotic | |
| Linum bienne (pale flax) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Exotic | |
| Lobelia anceps (New Zealand lobelia, shore lobelia) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Not Threatened | Native |
| Lolium arundinaceum subsp. arundinaceum (tall fescue) | Grasses | Exotic | |
| Lolium perenne (perennial rye grass) | Grasses | Exotic | |
| Lotus pedunculatus (lotus) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Exotic | |
| Lupinus arboreus (tree lupin) | Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons | Exotic | |
| Lysimachia arvensis subsp. arvensis var. arvensis (pimpernel) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Exotic | |
| Lythrum hyssopifolia (hyssop loosestrife) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Exotic | |
| Machaerina juncea (sedge, tussock swamp twig rush) | Sedges | Not Threatened | Native |
| Machaerina rubiginosa (baumea) | Sedges | Not Threatened | Native |
| Medicago nigra (bur medick) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Exotic | |
| Melilotus indicus (King Island melilot) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Exotic | |
| Microtis unifolia (onion-leaved orchid, microtis) | Orchids | Not Threatened | Native |
| Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa (small-leaved pōhuehue, scrub pōhuehue, wire vine) | Lianes & Related Trailing Plants - Dicotyledons | Not Threatened | Native |
| Myosotis laxa subsp. caespitosa (water forget-me-not) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Exotic | |
| Myriophyllum pedunculatum subsp. novae-zelandiae | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Not Threatened | Native |
| Nasturtium officinale (Watercress) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Exotic | |
| Olearia solandri (coastal tree daisy) | Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons | Not Threatened | Native |
| Orobanche minor (broomrape) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Exotic | |
| Ozothamnus leptophyllus (tauhinu) | Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons | Not Threatened | Native |
| Paspalum dilatatum (paspalum) | Grasses | Exotic | |
| Persicaria decipiens | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Not Threatened | Native |
| Phalaris minor (lesser canary grass) | Grasses | Exotic | |
| Plagianthus divaricatus (salt marsh ribbonwood, marsh ribbonwood) | Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons | Not Threatened | Native |
| Plantago australis (swamp plantain) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Exotic | |
| Plantago coronopus (buck's horn plantain) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Exotic | |
| Polypogon monspeliensis (beard grass) | Grasses | Exotic | |
| Portulaca oleracea (purslane) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Exotic | |
| Prunella vulgaris (self-heal) | Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons | Exotic | |
| Pteridium esculentum (bracken, rarauhe, bracken fern) | Ferns | Not Threatened | Native |
| Ranunculus acris subsp. acris (giant buttercup) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Exotic | |
| Ranunculus amphitrichus (waoriki) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Not Threatened | Native |
| Ranunculus repens (buttercup) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Exotic | |
| Ranunculus sceleratus (celery-leaved buttercup) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Exotic | |
| Rumex acetosella (sheep's sorrel) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Exotic | |
| Rumex conglomeratus (clustered dock) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Exotic | |
| Ruppia megacarpa (Horses mane weed, lakeweed) | Herbs - Monocots | At Risk – Naturally Uncommon | Native |
| Salicornia quinqueflora (glasswort) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Not Threatened | Native |
| Salix fragilis × S. euxina (crack willow) | Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons | Exotic | |
| Samolus repens var. repens (Sea primrose, shore pimpernel, water pimpernel) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Not Threatened | Native |
| Schoenoplectus pungens (three-square) | Sedges | Not Threatened | Native |
| Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani (kuawa) | Sedges | Not Threatened | Native |
| Schoenus nitens | Sedges | Not Threatened | Native |
| Silene gallica (catchfly) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Exotic | |
| Sonchus asper (prickly sow thistle) | Herbs - Dicotyledonous composites | Exotic | |
| Sonchus oleraceus (sow thistle, sowthistle) | Herbs - Dicotyledonous composites | Exotic | |
| Spinifex sericeus (spinifex, kōwhangatara) | Grasses | Not Threatened | Native |
| Stellaria alsine (bog stitchwort) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Exotic | |
| Symphyotrichum lanceolatum (sea aster) | Herbs - Dicotyledonous composites | Exotic | |
| Trifolium pratense (red clover) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Exotic | |
| Trifolium repens (white clover) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Exotic | |
| Trifolium subterraneum (subclover, subterranean clover) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Exotic | |
| Typha orientalis (raupō, bullrush) | Herbs - Monocots | Not Threatened | Native |
| Ulex europaeus (gorse) | Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons | Exotic | |
| Veronica anagallis-aquatica (water speedwell) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Exotic | |
| Vicia disperma (small French tare) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Exotic | |
| Vicia sativa (vetch) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Exotic |