For a Wellingtonian, it's amazing to get into the forest in the north of New Zealand where there's much more diversity. This post is just a set of photos from a nice afternoon walk. Many familiar plants are here of course, but some have larger leaves or other small quantitative differences.
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| A small kauri, Agathis australis, about 2m dbh. |
On the ridges, the dominant tree is kauri,
Agathis australis. There are other conifers too, totara (
Podocarpus totara), rimu (
Dacrydium cupressinum), and kahikatea (
Dacrycarpus dacrydioides).
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| Leucopogon fasciculatus, (Ericaceae) |
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| Metrosideros perforata (Myrtaceae) |
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| New Zealand's only palm, Rhopalostylis sapida, is common in the understory. |
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| Tree ferns are common in the understory too. |
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| Umbrella moss |
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| Veronica macrocarpa, a northern hebe |
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| Seedlings of kahikatea, Dacrycarpus dacrydioides. |
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| A small pukatea, Laurelia novae-zelandiae. |
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| Pukatea has spreading buttress roots that help support the tree in its swampy habitats. |
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