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: Puheke Beach rocks (PUHE)

Source/Observer: APD 258 PCN716 AP Druce

Number of observations: 34

District: Far North District

Date: 06/04/2007

SpeciesStructural classConservation statusNative/Exotic
Apium prostratum subsp. prostratum var. filiforme
(New Zealand celery)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Apodasmia similis
(jointed wire rush, oioi)
Rushes & Allied PlantsNot ThreatenedNative
Asplenium decurrens
(northern shore spleenwort)
FernsNot ThreatenedNative
Colobanthus muelleriHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Coprosma repens
(taupata, looking glass plant, mirror plant)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Cynodon dactylon
(Bermuda grass)
GrassesExotic
Cyperus insularisSedgesAt Risk – DecliningNative
Cyperus ustulatus
(coastal cutty grass, giant umbrella sedge, cyperus)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Dichondra repens
(Mercury Bay weed, dichondra)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Disphyma australe subsp. australe
(horokaka, native ice plant, New Zealand ice plant)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Ficinia nodosa
(wiwi, knobby club rush, ethel sedge)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Hypochaeris radicata
(catsear)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesExotic
Isolepis cernua var. cernua
(slender clubrush)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Lachnagrostis billardierei subsp. billardierei
(sand wind grass)
GrassesNot ThreatenedNative
Lachnagrostis littoralis subsp. littoralis
(coastal wind grass)
GrassesNot ThreatenedNative
Lagurus ovatus
(harestail)
GrassesExotic
Lilaeopsis novae-zelandiaeHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Lupinus arboreus
(tree lupin)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsExotic
Metrosideros excelsa
(pōhutukawa)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsThreatened – Nationally VulnerableNative
Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa
(small-leaved pōhuehue, scrub pōhuehue, wire vine)
Lianes & Related Trailing Plants - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Oxybasis ambiguaHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesAt Risk – DecliningNative
Parapholis incurva
(sickle grass)
GrassesExotic
Paspalum distichum
(Mercer grass)
GrassesExotic
Phormium tenax
(flax, harakeke, kōrari (Māori name for inflorescence).)
Herbs - MonocotsNot ThreatenedNative
Sagina procumbens
(procumbent pearlwort)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Salicornia quinqueflora
(glasswort)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Samolus repens var. repens
(Sea primrose, shore pimpernel, water pimpernel)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Senecio lautus
(shore groundsel, variable groundsel)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesNot ThreatenedNative
Solanum americanum
(small-flowered nightshade)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Sonchus oleraceus
(sow thistle, sowthistle)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesExotic
Sporobolus africanus
(rat's tail)
GrassesExotic
Stenotaphrum secundatum
(buffalo grass)
GrassesExotic
Tetragonia tetragonoides
(kōkihi, New Zealand spinach, tutae-ikamoana)
Lianes & Related Trailing Plants - DicotyledonsAt Risk – Naturally UncommonNative
Triglochin striata
(triglochin)
Herbs - MonocotsNot ThreatenedNative