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Site name: Waiau River walk - Rakatu (853B)

Source/Observer: BD Rance

Number of observations: 66

District: Southland District

Date: 04/04/2009

SpeciesStructural classConservation statusNative/Exotic
Achillea millefolium
(yarrow)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesExotic
Agrostis capillaris
(browntop)
GrassesExotic
Alnus glutinosa
(common alder)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsExotic
Anthoxanthum odoratum
(sweet vernal)
GrassesExotic
Austroderia richardii
(toetoe)
GrassesNot ThreatenedNative
Azolla rubra
(Pacific azolla, azolla, red azolla)
FernsNot ThreatenedNative
Carex coriacea
(cutty grass, rautahi)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Carex flaviformis
(yellow sedge)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Carex gaudichaudiana
(Gaudichaud's sedge)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Carex secta
(purei, pukio)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgareHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Cirsium arvense
(Californian thistle)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesExotic
Cirsium vulgare
(Scotch thistle)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesExotic
Conium maculatum
(hemlock)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Cordyline australis
(cabbage tree, tī, tī kōuka, palm lily)
Trees & Shrubs - MonocotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Corokia cotoneaster
(korokio, wire-nettting bush)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Crepis capillaris
(hawksbeard)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesExotic
Cytisus scoparius
(wild broom)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsExotic
Dactylis glomerata
(cocksfoot)
GrassesExotic
Digitalis purpurea
(foxglove)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Eleocharis acuta
(sharp spike sedge)
SedgesNot ThreatenedNative
Erythranthe guttata
(monkey musk)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Erythranthe moschata
(musk)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Euchiton sphaericusHerbs - Dicotyledonous compositesNot ThreatenedNative
Festuca rubra subsp. rubra
(red fescue)
GrassesExotic
Galium aparine
(cleavers)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Glyceria fluitans
(floating sweetgrass)
GrassesExotic
Gonocarpus micranthus subsp. micranthusHerbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Holcus lanatus
(Yorkshire fog)
GrassesExotic
Hydrocotyle sulcata
(pennywort)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Hypolepis millefolium
(thousand leaved fern)
FernsNot ThreatenedNative
Jacobaea vulgaris
(ragwort)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesExotic
Juncus articulatus
(jointed rush)
Rushes & Allied PlantsExotic
Juncus bufonius var. bufonius
(toad rush)
Rushes & Allied PlantsExotic
Juncus effusus var. effusus
(soft rush)
Rushes & Allied PlantsExotic
Leptospermum scoparium var. scoparium
(mānuka, kahikātoa)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsAt Risk – DecliningNative
Leucanthemum vulgare
(oxeye daisy)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesExotic
Lolium arundinaceum subsp. arundinaceum
(tall fescue)
GrassesExotic
Lolium perenne
(perennial rye grass)
GrassesExotic
Lotus pedunculatus
(lotus)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Muehlenbeckia australis
(pōhuehue, large-leaved muehlenbeckia)
Lianes & Related Trailing Plants - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Muehlenbeckia axillaris
(creeping pōhuehue, creeping muehlenbeckia)
Lianes & Related Trailing Plants - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Mycelis muralis
(wall lettuce)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesExotic
Myosotis laxa subsp. caespitosa
(water forget-me-not)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Myriophyllum triphyllum
(Water milfoil)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesNot ThreatenedNative
Phormium tenax
(flax, harakeke, kōrari (Māori name for inflorescence).)
Herbs - MonocotsNot ThreatenedNative
Pittosporum tenuifolium
(kohukohu, kōhūhū, black matipo)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Plantago lanceolata
(narrow-leaved plantain)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Polystichum vestitum
(punui, prickly shield fern)
FernsNot ThreatenedNative
Potamogeton ochreatus
(blunt pondweed)
Herbs - MonocotsNot ThreatenedNative
Pseudognaphalium luteoalbumHerbs - Dicotyledonous compositesNot ThreatenedNative
Pteridium esculentum
(bracken, rarauhe, bracken fern)
FernsNot ThreatenedNative
Ranunculus acris subsp. acris
(giant buttercup)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Ranunculus flammula
(spearwort)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Ranunculus repens
(buttercup)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Rubus schmidelioides var. schmidelioides
(tātarāmoa, bush lawyer, white-leaved lawyer)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Rumex acetosella
(sheep's sorrel)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Rumex crispus
(curled dock)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Salix fragilis × S. euxina
(crack willow)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsExotic
Sambucus nigra
(elder, elderflower, elderberry)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsExotic
Senecio minimus
(fireweed)
Herbs - Dicotyledonous compositesNot ThreatenedNative
Sophora microphylla
(kōwhai, weeping kōwhai, small-leaved kōwhai)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative
Stellaria alsine
(bog stitchwort)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Stellaria media subsp. media
(chickweed)
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than CompositesExotic
Ulex europaeus
(gorse)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsExotic
Veronica salicifolia
(koromiko)
Trees & Shrubs - DicotyledonsNot ThreatenedNative