High Lake levels over past two years have receded leaving behind the perfect clean mud surface for sneezeweed to colonise.
Plants growing outside DOC’s fenced off area to protect from pigs. Many plants observed in our NELSON Forests area close to fence where we are playing an active role to eradicate gorse, broom, blackberry and Spanish heath to allow the regenerating natives to flourish. Picture is of an Olearia polita ( small leaved tree daisy) to left with a small leaved coprosma to right. Site is Blair Athol gully. Present were 2 DOC staff and 3 from NFL
Saxicolous on shaded sides of Chatham Schist outcrops in coastal site. Locally common. Thallus when fresh silvery grey - images fresh by Peter J. de Lange, close ups by Campbell James. Ascospores ascospores (1-)3 septate, 40 x 7 um. Is this Enterographa subgelatinosa?
As suggested by @pjd1 I have done this posting for the Hominid arrayed in poroporo-coloured plumage.
I would have used Homo sapien but I defer to your expertise and have used Hominid - a word I did not know until now.
Often spotted by Pseudopanax crassifolius × P. lessonii which must be the favourite.
Not too sure if that leaf is a mirror leaf.
Seen running around then down into the pohutukawa crater.
Hebejeebie densifolia x Chionohebe thomsonii, (Veronica densifolia x Veronica thomsonii) hybrid, frequent plants growing in exposed cushion field, sheep graveyard.
Flowers are intermediate in size between the two parental species; plant is a compact cushion with foliage resembling V. densiflora
Two different plants illustrated
Viola aff. cunninghamii, another limestone endemic entity from the South Marlborough area. Scattered on limestone outcrops and scree
Local, saxicolous on limestone boulders. Sorediate on margins - terminal.
Small dense tufts in mixed native/exotic grassland; just starting to flower. Growing on rocky ground amongst Vulpia bromoides, Bromus hordaceaus & Sedum acre. Seems to be uncommon but early in the season. 20 yrs since first collected at this site by Hugh Wilson. This grass is now considered to be R. carphoides.
A small wallaby grass with short awns.
See https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/flora/taxon/07551263-73c2-41d2-9a7e-686c59432da8 and https://keys.landcareresearch.co.nz/nzgrasses/key/nzgrass/Media/Images/Rytidosperma-geniculatum02.jpg
Hard to quatify its presence as there are a number of somewhat similar rytidosperma sps. present in the area.
The plums in the city gardens have just started to ripen up, and I'm seeing kererū more often in the neighbourhood. Coincidence? I don't think so.
In semi-shade next to track around Ōtākaro/Heathcote River estuary.
Pubescent stems. Minute teeth on leaves.
Shown to me by William Reinders. Same as https://inaturalist.nz/observations/125878581
some query about this earlier (http://naturewatch.org.nz/observations/2632315 ); periodic wet turf with exotic rushes; only couple of flowers seen
liverwort, occasional patches growing in shelter of other vegetation
Growing in roadside gravel with T. striatum, T dubium, T. tormentosum, T. suffocatum, T. glomeratum, T. arvense
Ranunculus cheesemanii, flowering plants growing in an alpine bog
This is what I think it is mainly by a process of eliminating everything else Note: the long hairs fringing the edge of the leaves
Ranunculus, unidentified species with large flowers, glabrous, growing in alpine bog,
I am calling this Ranunculus cheesemanii because I have not got any better ideas
Almost certain this is correct identification but ideally needs a voucher specimen collected as this is a species not recorded from Banks Peninsula before.
Seen in puddle on exposed summit. Looks like Colobanthus 'kopeka' in Hugh's flora.
Growing on gorse. Large proportion of the low growing Kunzea in vicinity also have the mistletoe. Amongst north facing bluffs at 580m altitude
A vivid display of naturalised dew plants from planted specimens.
How can Muehlenbeckia ephredroides compete for attention?
On rock outcrop well above the bushline. Note flowers have 5 sepals not 4.
I think, wrong time of year but that might be explained by the overly wet summer: underwater until recently
Epiphyte on Carmichaelia australis in Hoheria glabra / Chionochloa pallens treeland on hillslope.
Growing on a short limestone ledge close to the DOC sign at the entrance to Sawcut Gorge reserve.
The officially un-named tag named entity- Colobanthus aff. wallii 'Serpentine'
a Red hills endemic.