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Site name: Southern Ruahine - tussock areas (AFrame area) (RHSA)

List name: APD 025 (pt) PCN490

Source/Observer: APD 025 (pt) PCN490 AP Druce

Number of observations: 81

District: Tararua District

Date: 01/01/1966

SpeciesStructural classConservation statusNative/Exotic
Abrotanella fertilisHerbs - Dicotyledonous compositesNot ThreatenedNative
Acaena anserinifolia
(bidibid, hutiwai, piripiri)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Agrostis capillaris
(browntop)
GrassesExotic
Agrostis personataGrassesNot ThreatenedNative
Anaphalioides bellidioides
(Hell's bells)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesNot ThreatenedNative
Androstoma empetrifoliumTrees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Anisotome aromatica
(aromatic aniseed, kopoti, common aniseed)
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
Argyrotegium mackayiHerbs - Dicotyledonous compositesNot ThreatenedNative
Astelia linearis var. novae-zelandiaeHerbs - MonocotsNot ThreatenedNative
Austroblechnum penna-marina subsp. alpina
(little hard fern, alpine hard fern)
FernsNot ThreatenedNative
Austroderia fulvida
(kakaho)
GrassesNot ThreatenedNative
Austrolycopodium fastigiatum
(alpine clubmoss, mountain clubmoss)
Lycophytes (clubmosses, selaginella, quillworts)Not ThreatenedNative
Azorella nitensHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Brachyscome radicataHerbs - Dicotyledonous compositesNot ThreatenedNative
Caltha novae-zelandiae
(New Zealand marsh marigold, yellow caltha)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Carex astricta
(bastard grass, hook sedge)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Carex coriacea
(cutty grass, rautahi)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Carex dissita
(forest sedge)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Carex hamlinii
(Hamlin's hook grass, Hamlin's bastard grass)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Carex obtusifolia
(fine-leaved bastard grass)
SedgesAt Risk – Naturally UncommonNative
Carex penalpina
(bastard grass, hook sedge)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Carpha alpina
(carpha)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Celmisia gracilenta
(common mountain daisy, pekapeka)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesNot ThreatenedNative
Celmisia incana
(white mountain daisy)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesNot ThreatenedNative
Chaerophyllum colensoi var. colensoi
(mountain myrrh, oreomyrrhis)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Chionochloa pallens subsp. pallens
(mid-ribbed snow tussock)
GrassesNot ThreatenedNative
Chionochloa rubra subsp. rubra var. rubra
(red tussock)
GrassesNot ThreatenedNative
Cirsium palustre
(marsh thistle)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesExotic
Coprosma decurvaTrees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Coprosma depressaTrees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Coprosma perpusilla subsp. perpusillaTrees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Cranfillia fluviatilis
(kiwikiwi, kiwakiwa, creek fern)
FernsNot ThreatenedNative
Deschampsia tenella
(hair grass)
GrassesNot ThreatenedNative
Diphasium scariosum
(creeping clubmoss)
Lycophytes (clubmosses, selaginella, quillworts)Not ThreatenedNative
Dracophyllum longifolium var. septentrionale
(Ruahine grass tree)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsAt Risk – Naturally UncommonNative
Dracophyllum recurvum
(curled leaved neinei)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Drosera arcturi
(sundew)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Epilobium pedunculare
(willowherb)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Epilobium pernitens
(willowherb)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Epilobium rotundifolium
(round-leaved willowherb)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Euchiton ruahinicusHerbs - Dicotyledonous compositesNot ThreatenedNative
Euphrasia cuneata
(North Island eyebright)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Forstera tenellaHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Gahnia procera
(giant sedge, gahnia, mountain gahnia)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Gaultheria rupestrisTrees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Gentianella grisebachii
(forest gentian, common gentian)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Geranium microphyllumHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesAt Risk – Naturally UncommonNative
Helichrysum filicaule
(creeping everlasting daisy, slender everlasting daisy)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesNot ThreatenedNative
Holcus lanatus
(Yorkshire fog)
GrassesExotic
Hypochaeris radicata
(catsear)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesExotic
Isolepis habraSedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Jacobaea vulgaris
(ragwort)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesExotic
Juncus antarcticus
(dwarf rush)
Rushes & Allied PlantsNot ThreatenedNative
Juncus effusus var. effusus
(soft rush)
Rushes & Allied PlantsExotic
Juncus pusillus
(dwarf rush)
Rushes & Allied PlantsAt Risk – Naturally UncommonNative
Kelleria laxaHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Leptinella squalida subsp. squalidaHerbs - Dicotyledonous compositesNot ThreatenedNative
Lobelia angulata
(pratia)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Luzula picta var. limosaRushes & Allied PlantsNot ThreatenedNative
Melicytus alpinus
(porcupine shrub)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Myrsine divaricata
(weeping matipo, weeping mapou)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Myrsine nummularia
(creeping matipo, creeping mapou)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Oreobolus pectinatus
(comb sedge, cushion sedge, flat-leaved comb sedge)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Oxalis magellanica
(white oxalis)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Parablechnum novae-zelandiae
(kiokio, horokio, palm leaf fern)
FernsNot ThreatenedNative
Parablechnum procerum
(small kiokio)
FernsNot ThreatenedNative
Pentachondra pumilaTrees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Pentapogon aucklandicusGrassesNot ThreatenedNative
Phlegmariurus varius
(clubmoss)
Lycophytes (clubmosses, selaginella, quillworts)Not ThreatenedNative
Phormium cookianum subsp. cookianum
(mountain flax, wharariki)
Herbs - MonocotsNot ThreatenedNative
Pimelea buxifolia
(pimelea)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Pittosporum rigidumTrees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Poa breviglumisGrassesNot ThreatenedNative
Polystichum vestitum
(punui, prickly shield fern)
FernsNot ThreatenedNative
Prasophyllum colensoi
(leek orchid)
OrchidsNot ThreatenedNative
Rytidosperma gracile
(dainty bristle grass)
GrassesNot ThreatenedNative
Veronica odora
(hebe)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Viola filicaulis
(forest violet)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative