This was collected from a coastal slip on tuahine point and was grown on in a garden in the hope it was Lachnagrostis billardierei but a few things dont look right.. thoughts?
In the older area of Waikumete Cemetery.
Locally common along roadside and in "gumland scrub". Generally a scarce species around Auckland now having succumbed to gross habitat modification, weed killers and ignorance (this species is indigenous NOT naturalised - see de Lange & Murray 2002)
de Lange, P.J.; Murray, B.G. 2002: Contributions to a chromosome atlas of the New Zealand flora—37. Miscellaneous families. New Zealand Journal of Botany 40: 1-23
Very uncommon - a few plants noted with Microlaena stipoides growing in guano under pines (Pinus radiata) in which birds roost.
Synonym = Trichomanes caudatum
A second record for mainland New Zealand and a first for the Auckland region, previously known only from Kerikeri. Epiphyte on riparian Dicksonia squarrosa with Hymenodon pilifer, Tmesipteris tannensis, Lepraria ulrikii and other bryophytes. Under Kunzea robusta, Pseudopanax arboreus surrounded by sparse Geniostoma ligustrifolium var. ligustrifolium seedlings and occasional patch of Diploblechnum fraseri on ground. Only one tree fern with this filmy fern and only one other Dicksonia squarrosa seen. Abundant on the one tree, up to 2m high. With campanulate sori and long bristles.
Same population as: https://inaturalist.nz/observations/42946972
Thanks to @oaag1993 and @danielle522 for bringing this fern to my attention!
Cant figure out which one. Doesnt quite look like the ones in the area, unless they're quite variable? Epiphytic on Dicksonia squarrosa, prolific on this one trunk
Several sepcimens about the place... I am a bit unsure about this ID as the plant seemed quite blue, which troubles me a bit...
Only remaining NZ grass key outcome after these inputs:
Lower glume length: 4 mm
Upper gluten length: 6 mm
Spikelet length: 13 mm
4 florets per spikelet
Ligule: membrane
Lemma awn: one awn present
Awn length: 6 mm
In lowland dry plains grassland. Fenced off.
Only a few flowers at this time.
Scattered occurrences in seasonally wet ground along the coast south east from the Orongorongo river mouth. Growing with eleocharis sps. and other isolepis sps.
This entity was renamed as Isolepis cernua var. platycarpa (S.T.Blake) Muasya (2002)
Hereabouts. Located around the junction of Cluden and Lauder Conservation areas.
Under native mixed canopy, predominantly broadleaf, mahoe.
On open mudstone banks above coast. Small plants with drooping heads, flat to rolled scabrid dark dull green leaves. Not like description of A. sacondros.
dry stony floodplain, in partial shade; very blue stemmed
little grass in Phyllachne colensoi cushion
Abundant long drooping culms of Anthosachne in weedy pasture.
On steep bog, in Chinochloa macra-herbfield.
Agrostis muelleriana, with flower spikes
Plants growing under Melaleuca uncinata. Flowers are completely underground except for a ring of bracts pushing above the ground and leaf litter under the trees. Tiny flies were observed leaving the flower.
Flowers were gently excavated, bracts eased open. After photos were taken, the bracts were closed, sand and leaf litter repositioned around flower.
Very few of these plants are observed and classed as Threatened Flora (Declared Rare Flora — Extant).
Unfortunately during 1988 a wildfire burnt the area and the orchids have not been relocated at this location.
One photo includes hover fly on the flower.
Growing up behind Sunrise hut on the way to Armstrong saddle
This one with small beetle feeding
came a full 38 days earlier to last year and structural integrity already waning. Seems like these must pop up early Nov. Follow up on https://inaturalist.nz/observations/67302840
Common at higher altitude in the Southern Tararua range in short opn scrub areas and along track margins
Shiny pinnate leaves, ridged flower stem 70cm, pink striped bracts, yellow flowers. Several plants among pasture grasses on edge of Little Hoopers Inlet
What appears to be a hybrid combination of C. marginata x C. sepium subsp. roseata
Intergeneric hybrid in the wild. Additional images to show plant in cultivation propagated from cutting.
See https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/0028825X.1988.10410122
Bee is a separate observation
Taking a punt on D. flavus here, but I'll happily be corrected. Epiphytic on Leptecophylla juniperina.
Double header seen on log in beech forest.
A few plants flowering on a steep bank above the stream under regenerating scrub. The second photograph is a closer one of the possible pollinator which had left by the time i managed to get the last shot.
Striped sun orchid or swamp sun orchid?
thrip party
it's common to see ants on M. unifolia but I've never seen an ant with pollinia attached
corresponding observation for the bug: https://inaturalist.nz/observations/65578240
Must have come off a branch in the recent storms. I will test if it can remain growing after being submerged in saltwater for some time.
An un-named entity apparently in the P. monatana agg. Locally common.
Elongated pinched apex of labellum quite interesting. Part of the aggregate for now I imagine