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.
Rakaia Gorge (RKIA)
Site name: Rakaia Gorge (RKIA)
Source/Observer: Graeme Jane
Number of observations: 223
District: Selwyn District
Date: 01/01/1986
Species | Structural class | Conservation status | Native/Exotic |
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Acaena anserinifolia (bidibid, hutiwai, piripiri) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Not Threatened | Native |
Acer pseudoplatanus (sycamore) | Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons | Exotic | |
Achillea millefolium (yarrow) | Herbs - Dicotyledonous composites | Exotic | |
Aciphylla aurea (golden spaniard, golden speargrass) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Not Threatened | Native |
Aciphylla subflabellata (speargrass) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | At Risk – Declining | Native |
Adiantum cunninghamii (common maidenhair, Cunningham's maidenhair) | Ferns | Not Threatened | Native |
Agrostis capillaris (browntop) | Grasses | Exotic | |
Aira caryophyllea subsp. caryophyllea (silvery hair grass) | Grasses | Exotic | |
Anogramma leptophylla (Jersey fern, annual fern) | Ferns | At Risk – Declining | Native |
Anthosachne scabra (blue wheat grass) | Grasses | Exotic | |
Anthosachne solandri (native wheatgrass, blue wheatgrass) | Grasses | Not Threatened | Native |
Anthoxanthum odoratum (sweet vernal) | Grasses | Exotic | |
Anthriscus caucalis (beaked parsley, bur parsley) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Exotic | |
Arenaria serpyllifolia (Sandwort) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Exotic | |
Aristotelia serrata (makomako, wineberry) | Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons | Not Threatened | Native |
Arthropodium candidum | Herbs - Monocots | Not Threatened | Native |
Asplenium appendiculatum subsp. appendiculatum (ground spleenwort) | Ferns | Not Threatened | Native |
Asplenium bulbiferum (hen and chicken fern, pikopiko, mother spleenwort) | Ferns | Not Threatened | Native |
Asplenium flabellifolium (butterfly fern, walking fern, necklace fern) | Ferns | Not Threatened | Native |
Asplenium flaccidum (drooping spleenwort, hanging spleenwort) | Ferns | Not Threatened | Native |
Asplenium gracillimum (hen & chicken fern) | Ferns | Not Threatened | Native |
Asplenium hookerianum var. hookerianum (Hooker's spleenwort) | Ferns | Not Threatened | Native |
Asplenium trichomanes (spleenwort) | Ferns | Not Threatened | Native |
Astelia fragrans (bush flax, bush lily, kakaha) | Herbs - Monocots | Not Threatened | Native |
Austroblechnum lanceolatum (lance fern, nini, rereti) | Ferns | Not Threatened | Native |
Austroblechnum penna-marina subsp. alpina (little hard fern, alpine hard fern) | Ferns | Not Threatened | Native |
Brachyglottis bellidioides var. bellidioides | Herbs - Dicotyledonous composites | Not Threatened | Native |
Bromus diandrus (ripgut brome) | Grasses | Exotic | |
Bromus hordeaceus (soft brome) | Grasses | Exotic | |
Bromus sterilis (barren brome) | Grasses | Exotic | |
Calystegia tuguriorum (climbing convolvulus, NZ bindweed) | Lianes & Related Trailing Plants - Dicotyledons | Not Threatened | Native |
Carex breviculmis (grassland sedge) | Sedges | Not Threatened | Native |
Carex coriacea (cutty grass, rautahi) | Sedges | Not Threatened | Native |
Carex cyanea (hook sedge) | Sedges | At Risk – Declining | Native |
Carex dissita (forest sedge) | Sedges | Not Threatened | Native |
Carex forsteri (Forster's sedge) | Sedges | Not Threatened | Native |
Carex healyi (harsh-leaved bastard grass, hook sedge) | Sedges | Not Threatened | Native |
Carex virgata (swamp sedge, pukio, toitoi, toetoe) | Sedges | Not Threatened | Native |
Carmichaelia australis (common native broom, mākaka, maukoro, tainoka, taunoka, taranagahape) | Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons | Not Threatened | Native |
Carmichaelia petriei (desert broom) | Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons | At Risk – Declining | Native |
Carpodetus serratus (marbleleaf, putaputawētā, piripiriwhata) | Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons | Not Threatened | Native |
Centaurium erythraea (centaury) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Exotic | |
Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgare | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Exotic | |
Chionochloa rigida subsp. rigida (narrow-leaved snow tussock) | Grasses | Not Threatened | Native |
Cirsium arvense (Californian thistle) | Herbs - Dicotyledonous composites | Exotic | |
Cirsium palustre (marsh thistle) | Herbs - Dicotyledonous composites | Exotic | |
Cirsium vulgare (Scotch thistle) | Herbs - Dicotyledonous composites | Exotic | |
Clematis foetida (clematis) | Lianes & Related Trailing Plants - Dicotyledons | Not Threatened | Native |
Clematis paniculata (white clematis, puawananga) | Lianes & Related Trailing Plants - Dicotyledons | Not Threatened | Native |
Conium maculatum (hemlock) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Exotic | |
Coprosma crassifolia | Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons | Not Threatened | Native |
Coprosma linariifolia (mikimiki, yellow wood) | Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons | Not Threatened | Native |
Coprosma lucida (karamū, shining karamū) | Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons | Not Threatened | Native |
Coprosma petriei (Turfy coprosma) | Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons | Not Threatened | Native |
Coprosma propinqua var. propinqua (mingimingi) | Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons | Not Threatened | Native |
Coprosma rigida | Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons | Not Threatened | Native |
Coprosma rotundifolia | Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons | Not Threatened | Native |
Cordyline australis (cabbage tree, tī, tī kōuka, palm lily) | Trees & Shrubs - Monocotyledons | Not Threatened | Native |
Coriaria sarmentosa | Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons | Not Threatened | Native |
Corokia cotoneaster (korokio, wire-nettting bush) | Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons | Not Threatened | Native |
Corybas macranthus (silver-back spider orchid) | Orchids | Not Threatened | Native |
Corybas trilobus (spider orchid) | Orchids | Not Threatened | Native |
Cotoneaster franchetii (cotoneaster, Franchet's cotoneaster) | Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons | Exotic | |
Cranfillia deltoides (korokio, mountain hard fern) | Ferns | Not Threatened | Native |
Cranfillia fluviatilis (kiwikiwi, kiwakiwa, creek fern) | Ferns | Not Threatened | Native |
Crassula sieberiana | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Not Threatened | Native |
Crepis capillaris (hawksbeard) | Herbs - Dicotyledonous composites | Exotic | |
Cynosurus cristatus (crested dogstail) | Grasses | Exotic | |
Cytisus scoparius (wild broom) | Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons | Exotic | |
Dactylis glomerata (cocksfoot) | Grasses | Exotic | |
Deschampsia chapmanii | Grasses | Not Threatened | Native |
Dianthus armeria (Deptford pink) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Exotic | |
Dichondra repens (Mercury Bay weed, dichondra) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Not Threatened | Native |
Digitalis purpurea (foxglove) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Exotic | |
Discaria toumatou (matagouri, tūmatakuru) | Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons | At Risk – Declining | Native |
Dryopteris filix-mas (male fern) | Ferns | Exotic | |
Echinopogon ovatus (forest hedgehog grass, hedgehog grass) | Grasses | Not Threatened | Native |
Epilobium angustum (willowherb) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | At Risk – Naturally Uncommon | Native |
Epilobium brunnescens subsp. brunnescens (creeping willowherb) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Not Threatened | Native |
Epilobium chlorifolium (mountain willowherb) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Not Threatened | Native |
Epilobium microphyllum (willowherb) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Not Threatened | Native |
Epilobium nerteroides (willowherb) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Not Threatened | Native |
Epilobium pedunculare (willowherb) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Not Threatened | Native |
Euchiton audax (creeping cudweed) | Herbs - Dicotyledonous composites | Not Threatened | Native |
Euchiton limosus | Herbs - Dicotyledonous composites | Not Threatened | Native |
Euchiton sphaericus | Herbs - Dicotyledonous composites | Not Threatened | Native |
Festuca bromoides (vulpia hair grass, brome fescue, squirrel-tailed fescue) | Grasses | Exotic | |
Festuca filiformis | Grasses | Exotic | |
Festuca novae-zelandiae (fescue tussock, hard tussock) | Grasses | Not Threatened | Native |
Festuca rubra subsp. rubra (red fescue) | Grasses | Exotic | |
Fuchsia excorticata (kōtukutuku, tree fuchsia) | Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons | Not Threatened | Native |
Fuchsia perscandens (scrambling fuchsia) | Lianes & Related Trailing Plants - Dicotyledons | Not Threatened | Native |
Fuscospora solandri (black beech, tawhairauriki) | Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons | Not Threatened | Native |
Galium aparine (cleavers) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Exotic | |
Galium divaricatum (slender bedstraw) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Exotic | |
Gamochaeta purpurea | Herbs - Dicotyledonous composites | Exotic | |
Gastrodia cunninghamii (black orchid, black potato orchid, perei) | Orchids | Not Threatened | Native |
Gentianella bellidifolia (gentian) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Not Threatened | Native |
Geranium molle (dove's foot cranesbill) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Exotic | |
Griselinia littoralis (broadleaf, kāpuka, papauma) | Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons | Not Threatened | Native |
Haloragis erecta subsp. erecta (toatoa, fire weed, shrubby haloragis) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Not Threatened | Native |
Helichrysum lanceolatum | Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons | Not Threatened | Native |
Helichrysum simpsonii | Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons | Not Threatened | Native |
Hieracium lepidulum (tussock hawkweed) | Herbs - Dicotyledonous composites | Exotic | |
Hoheria angustifolia (narrow-leaved houhere) | Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons | Not Threatened | Native |
Holcus lanatus (Yorkshire fog) | Grasses | Exotic | |
Hordeum murinum subsp. murinum (barley grass) | Grasses | Exotic | |
Hydrocotyle heteromeria (waxweed, waxweed pennywort) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Not Threatened | Native |
Hydrocotyle moschata var. moschata (hairy pennywort) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Not Threatened | Native |
Hypochaeris radicata (catsear) | Herbs - Dicotyledonous composites | Exotic | |
Hypolepis ambigua | Ferns | Not Threatened | Native |
Hypolepis millefolium (thousand leaved fern) | Ferns | Not Threatened | Native |
Juncus bufonius var. bufonius (toad rush) | Rushes & Allied Plants | Exotic | |
Juncus edgariae (wiwi, Edgar's rush) | Rushes & Allied Plants | Not Threatened | Native |
Kunzea ericoides (kānuka) | Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons | Threatened – Nationally Vulnerable | Native |
Landoltia punctata (purple-backed duckweed) | Herbs - Monocots | Exotic | |
Lapsana communis (nipplewort) | Herbs - Dicotyledonous composites | Exotic | |
Leptinella squalida subsp. mediana | Herbs - Dicotyledonous composites | Not Threatened | Native |
Leptostigma setulosum | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Not Threatened | Native |
Leucanthemum vulgare (oxeye daisy) | Herbs - Dicotyledonous composites | Exotic | |
Libertia ixioides (mikoikoi, NZ iris) | Herbs - Monocots | Not Threatened | Native |
Linum catharticum (purging flax) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Exotic | |
Lolium arundinaceum subsp. arundinaceum (tall fescue) | Grasses | Exotic | |
Lolium perenne (perennial rye grass) | Grasses | Exotic | |
Lophomyrtus obcordata (rōhutu) | Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons | Threatened – Nationally Critical | Native |
Lupinus arboreus (tree lupin) | Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons | Exotic | |
Luzula banksiana var. migrata (woodrush) | Rushes & Allied Plants | Not Threatened | Native |
Luzula congesta | Rushes & Allied Plants | Exotic | |
Lysimachia arvensis subsp. arvensis var. arvensis (pimpernel) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Exotic | |
Marrubium vulgare (horehound) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Exotic | |
Matricaria discoidea (rayless chamomile) | Herbs - Dicotyledonous composites | Exotic | |
Medicago lupulina (black medick) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Exotic | |
Melicope simplex (poataniwha) | Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons | Not Threatened | Native |
Melicytus alpinus (porcupine shrub) | Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons | Not Threatened | Native |
Mentha cunninghamii (New Zealand mint, hīoi) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | At Risk – Declining | Native |
Microtis unifolia (onion-leaved orchid, microtis) | Orchids | Not Threatened | Native |
Muehlenbeckia australis (pōhuehue, large-leaved muehlenbeckia) | Lianes & Related Trailing Plants - Dicotyledons | Not Threatened | Native |
Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa (small-leaved pōhuehue, scrub pōhuehue, wire vine) | Lianes & Related Trailing Plants - Dicotyledons | Not Threatened | Native |
Muehlenbeckia ephedroides | Lianes & Related Trailing Plants - Dicotyledons | Threatened – Nationally Vulnerable | Native |
Mycelis muralis (wall lettuce) | Herbs - Dicotyledonous composites | Exotic | |
Myosotis laxa subsp. caespitosa (water forget-me-not) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Exotic | |
Myrsine divaricata (weeping matipo, weeping māpou) | Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons | Not Threatened | Native |
Nasturtium officinale (Watercress) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Exotic | |
Olearia avicenniifolia (mountain akeake) | Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons | Not Threatened | Native |
Olearia paniculata (akiraho, golden akeake) | Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons | Not Threatened | Native |
Ophioglossum coriaceum (adder's tongue) | Ferns | Not Threatened | Native |
Orobanche minor (broomrape) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Exotic | |
Oxalis exilis (creeping oxalis, yellow oxalis) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Not Threatened | Native |
Ozothamnus leptophyllus (tauhinu) | Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons | Not Threatened | Native |
Paesia scaberula (lace fern, ring fern, scented fern, pig fern) | Ferns | Not Threatened | Native |
Parablechnum novae-zelandiae (kiokio, horokio, palm leaf fern) | Ferns | Not Threatened | Native |
Parablechnum procerum (small kiokio) | Ferns | Not Threatened | Native |
Parsonsia capsularis var. capsularis (New Zealand jasmine, small flowered jasmine) | Lianes & Related Trailing Plants - Dicotyledons | Not Threatened | Native |
Pentapogon crinitus (long-hair plume grass) | Grasses | Not Threatened | Native |
Phormium cookianum subsp. cookianum (mountain flax, wharariki) | Herbs - Monocots | Not Threatened | Native |
Phormium tenax (flax, harakeke, kōrari (Māori name for inflorescence).) | Herbs - Monocots | Not Threatened | Native |
Pilosella officinarum (hawkweed, mouse-ear hawkweed) | Herbs - Dicotyledonous composites | Exotic | |
Pilosella praealta (king devil) | Herbs - Dicotyledonous composites | Exotic | |
Pinus pinaster (cluster pine) | Trees & Shrubs - Gymnosperms | Exotic | |
Pinus radiata (Monterey pine, radiata pine) | Trees & Shrubs - Gymnosperms | Exotic | |
Pittosporum tenuifolium (kohukohu, kōhūhū, black matipo) | Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons | Not Threatened | Native |
Plantago lanceolata (narrow-leaved plantain) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Exotic | |
Plantago major (broad-leaved plantain) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Exotic | |
Poa annua (annual poa) | Grasses | Exotic | |
Poa breviglumis | Grasses | Not Threatened | Native |
Poa cita (silver tussock) | Grasses | Not Threatened | Native |
Poa colensoi (blue tussock) | Grasses | Not Threatened | Native |
Poa imbecilla (weak poa) | Grasses | Not Threatened | Native |
Poa matthewsii | Grasses | Not Threatened | Native |
Polystichum neozelandicum subsp. zerophyllum (shield fern) | Ferns | Not Threatened | Native |
Polystichum vestitum (pūniu, prickly shield fern) | Ferns | Not Threatened | Native |
Populus nigra (Lombardy poplar) | Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons | Exotic | |
Prunella vulgaris (self-heal) | Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons | Exotic | |
Prunus serotina (rum cherry, wild black cherry) | Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons | Exotic | |
Pseudopanax arboreus (fivefinger, five finger, whauwhaupaku) | Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons | Not Threatened | Native |
Pseudopanax colensoi var. colensoi (mountain fivefinger, three finger) | Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons | Not Threatened | Native |
Pseudopanax crassifolius (horoeka, lancewood) | Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons | Not Threatened | Native |
Pseudopanax ferox (fierce lancewood) | Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons | At Risk – Naturally Uncommon | Native |
Pseudotsuga menziesii (Douglas fir, Oregon pine) | Trees & Shrubs - Gymnosperms | Exotic | |
Pteridium esculentum (bracken, rarauhe, bracken fern) | Ferns | Not Threatened | Native |
Pterostylis areolata (greenhood) | Orchids | Not Threatened | Native |
Pterostylis banksii (tutukiwi, greenhood) | Orchids | Not Threatened | Native |
Ranunculus membranifolius | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Not Threatened | Native |
Ranunculus repens (buttercup) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Exotic | |
Raukaua anomalus | Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons | Not Threatened | Native |
Rosa rubiginosa (sweet brier) | Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons | Exotic | |
Rubus fruticosus agg. (blackberry) | Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons | Exotic | |
Rubus schmidelioides var. subpauperatus (tātarāmoa, bush lawyer, white-leaved lawyer) | Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons | Not Threatened | Native |
Rubus squarrosus (leafless lawyer, yellow-prickled lawyer) | Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons | Not Threatened | Native |
Rumex acetosella (sheep's sorrel) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Exotic | |
Rumex brownii (hooked dock) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Exotic | |
Rytidosperma gracile (dainty bristle grass) | Grasses | Not Threatened | Native |
Rytidosperma maculatum | Grasses | Data Deficient | Native |
Rytidosperma penicillatum (danthonia) | Grasses | Exotic | |
Sagina apetala (pearlwort) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Exotic | |
Sambucus nigra (elder, elderflower, elderberry) | Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons | Exotic | |
Scandia geniculata (scandia) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Not Threatened | Native |
Schefflera digitata (patatē, patē, seven-finger) | Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons | Not Threatened | Native |
Schoenus pauciflorus (bog rush, sedge tussock) | Sedges | Not Threatened | Native |
Senecio quadridentatus (cotton fireweed, white fireweed, pahokoraka) | Herbs - Dicotyledonous composites | Not Threatened | Native |
Silene coeli-rosa | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Exotic | |
Silene gallica (catchfly) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Exotic | |
Sisymbrium officinale (hedge mustard) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Exotic | |
Solanum chenopodioides (velvety nightshade) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Exotic | |
Solanum tuberosum (potato) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Exotic | |
Sophora microphylla (kōwhai, weeping kōwhai, small-leaved kōwhai) | Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons | Not Threatened | Native |
Stellaria gracilenta (slender chickweed) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Not Threatened | Native |
Stellaria media subsp. media (chickweed) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Exotic | |
Stellaria parviflora (New Zealand chickweed) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Not Threatened | Native |
Styphelia nesophila (pātōtara, dwarf mingimingi) | Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons | Not Threatened | Native |
Tanacetum parthenium (feverfew) | Herbs - Dicotyledonous composites | Exotic | |
Trifolium dubium (suckling clover) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Exotic | |
Trifolium pratense (red clover) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Exotic | |
Trifolium repens (white clover) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Exotic | |
Ulex europaeus (gorse) | Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons | Exotic | |
Verbascum thapsus (woolly mullein, common mullein) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Exotic | |
Veronica salicifolia (koromiko) | Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons | Not Threatened | Native |
Veronica serpyllifolia (turf speedwell, thyme-leaved speedwell) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Exotic | |
Veronica traversii (hebe) | Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons | Not Threatened | Native |
Vittadinia australis (white fuzzweed) | Herbs - Dicotyledonous composites | Not Threatened | Native |
Wahlenbergia albomarginata subsp. albomarginata (New Zealand harebell, harebell) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Not Threatened | Native |
Wahlenbergia violacea (violet harebell) | Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites | Not Threatened | Native |
Zealandia pustulata subsp. pustulata (hound's tongue, kōwaowao, pāraharaha) | Ferns | Not Threatened | Native |