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Site name: Tombolo-Pearl Bay -Otakawhe coast Waiheke (MTPB)

Source/Observer: G Jane & G Donaghy

Number of observations: 86

District: Auckland

Date: 25/10/2008

SpeciesStructural classConservation statusNative/Exotic
Agapanthus praecox subsp. orientalis
(agapanthus, lily of the Nile)
Herbs - MonocotsExotic
Aira caryophyllea subsp. caryophyllea
(silvery hair grass)
GrassesExotic
Asparagus asparagoides
(smilax)
Lianes - MonocotsExotic
Asparagus scandens
(climbing asparagus)
Lianes - MonocotsExotic
Asplenium oblongifolium
(huruhuruwhenua, shining spleenwort)
FernsNot ThreatenedNative
Astelia banksii
(coastal astelia, shore kowharawhara)
Herbs - MonocotsNot ThreatenedNative
Austrostipa stipoides
(coastal immorality grass, buggar grass)
GrassesNot ThreatenedNative
Avena barbata
(slender oat)
GrassesExotic
Brachyglottis repanda
(rangiora, bushman's toilet paper, bushman's friend)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Carex spinirostris
(coastal sedge, petrel scrub sedge)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Centaurium erythraea
(centaury)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Chrysanthemoides monilifera subsp. monilifera
(boneseed, bitou bush)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsExotic
Cirsium arvense
(Californian thistle)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesExotic
Coprosma arborea
(māmāngi, tree coprosma)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Coprosma macrocarpa subsp. minorTrees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Coprosma repens
(taupata, looking glass plant, mirror plant)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Coprosma rhamnoidesTrees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Cortaderia jubata
(purple pampas grass)
GrassesExotic
Corynocarpus laevigatus
(karaka, kopi)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Cotoneaster glaucophyllus
(cotoneaster, large-leaved cotoneaster)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsExotic
Crassula sieberianaHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Dianella nigra
(turutu, New Zealand blueberry, inkberry)
Herbs - MonocotsNot ThreatenedNative
Disphyma australe subsp. australe
(horokaka, native ice plant, New Zealand ice plant)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Dittrichia graveolens
(stinkwort)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesExotic
Doodia australis
(rasp fern)
FernsNot ThreatenedNative
Elytrigia repens
(couch)
GrassesExotic
Erigeron karvinskianus
(Mexican daisy)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesExotic
Festuca bromoides
(vulpia hair grass, brome fescue, squirrel-tailed fescue)
GrassesExotic
Ficinia nodosa
(wiwi, knobby club rush, ethel sedge)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Freesia leichtlinii
(Freesia)
Herbs - MonocotsExotic
Gahnia lacera
(cutty grass)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Geniostoma ligustrifolium var. ligustrifolium
(hangehange)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Geranium homeanumHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Hedychium gardnerianum
(wild ginger, kahili ginger)
Herbs - MonocotsExotic
Hesperocyparis macrocarpa
(macrocarpa)
Trees & Shrubs - GymnospermsExotic
Juncus pallidus
(giant rush, leafless rush)
Rushes & Allied PlantsNot ThreatenedNative
Kunzea ericoides
(kānuka)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsThreatened – Nationally VulnerableNative
Lachnagrostis billardierei subsp. billardierei
(sand wind grass)
GrassesNot ThreatenedNative
Lactuca serriola
(prickly lettuce)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesExotic
Leptospermum scoparium var. scoparium
(mānuka, kahikātoa)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsAt Risk – DecliningNative
Leucopogon fasciculatus
(mingimingi, tall mingimingi)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Ligustrum sinense
(Chinese privet)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsExotic
Lindsaea trichomanoidesFernsNot ThreatenedNative
Lobelia anceps
(New Zealand lobelia, shore lobelia)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Lotus pedunculatus
(lotus)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Melicytus ramiflorus subsp. ramiflorus
(māhoe, hinahina, whitey wood)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
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
Myrsine australis
(red mapou, red matipo, mapau, red maple)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Olearia furfuracea
(akepiro)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Paraserianthes lophantha
(brush wattle)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsExotic
Pentapogon crinitus
(long-hair plume grass)
GrassesNot ThreatenedNative
Pentapogon inaequiglumis
(short-hair plume grass)
GrassesAt Risk – Naturally UncommonNative
Physalis peruviana
(Cape gooseberry)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Pimelea urvilleana subsp. nesica
(pinātoro)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsData DeficientNative
Pinus radiata
(Monterey pine, radiata pine)
Trees & Shrubs - GymnospermsExotic
Pittosporum cornifolium
(tāwhiri karo)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Pittosporum crassifolium
(karo)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Poa anceps
(broad-leaved poa)
GrassesNot ThreatenedNative
Poa annua
(annual poa)
GrassesExotic
Podocarpus laetus
(mountain tōtara, Hall's tōtara, thin-barked tōtara, tōtara-kiri-kōtukutuku)
Trees & Shrubs - GymnospermsNot ThreatenedNative
Polygala myrtifolia
(sweet pea shrub)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsExotic
Polystichum neozelandicum subsp. neozelandicumFernsNot ThreatenedNative
Pomaderris amoena
(tauhinu)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Pseudopanax lessonii
(Houpara)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Pteridium esculentum
(bracken, rarauhe, bracken fern)
FernsNot ThreatenedNative
Pyrrosia elaeagnifolia
(leather-leaf fern, pyrrosia)
FernsNot ThreatenedNative
Rhaphiolepis bibas
(loquat)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsExotic
Rytidosperma clavatum
(bristle grass)
GrassesNot ThreatenedNative
Rytidosperma racemosum
(danthonia)
GrassesExotic
Sagina procumbens
(procumbent pearlwort)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Senecio bipinnatisectus
(Australian fireweed)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesNot ThreatenedNative
Senecio esleri
(Esler's fireweed)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesNot ThreatenedNative
Senecio hispidulus
(fireweed)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesNot ThreatenedNative
Senecio lautus
(shore groundsel, variable groundsel)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesNot ThreatenedNative
Solanum mauritianum
(woolly nightshade)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsExotic
Sonchus oleraceus
(sow thistle, sowthistle)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesExotic
Sophora chathamica
(kōwhai, coastal kōwhai)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Thelymitra longifolia
(white sun orchid, māikuku)
OrchidsNot ThreatenedNative
Ulex europaeus
(gorse)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsExotic
Verbascum creticum
(Cretan mullein)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Veronica punicea
(hebe)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsAt Risk – Naturally UncommonNative
Vicia sativa
(vetch)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Vicia tetrasperma
(smooth tare)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Vitex lucens
(pūriri)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Zealandia pustulata subsp. pustulata
(hound's tongue, kōwaowao, pāraharaha)
FernsNot ThreatenedNative