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Dotted Duckweed (Landoltia punctata)Observer
jasonbuttDescription
red/brown edge to the leaf and the underside was red/purple.
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New Zealand Red Admiral (Vanessa gonerilla ssp. gonerilla)Observer
jasonbuttDescription
Ongaonga finally pays off.
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Wolffia australianaObserver
jasonbuttDescription
With Lemna minor and Azolla rubra. On Wolfes Rd!
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Social House Spider (Philoponella congregabilis)Observer
jasonbuttDescription
I really have no real idea on this one. They seem to have set up a "colony" in my glass house. One large tangled web with a number of adults and a good sprinkling of spiderlings.
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Ranunculus foliosusObserver
jasonbuttDescription
There were dozens of plants at this site 20+ years ago. After a bit of searching this was the only one we found.
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Slender Knotweed (Persicaria decipiens)Observer
jasonbuttDescription
No visible glands on tepals under magnification. Erect few flowered inflorescence. Dark blotches on leaves and not peppery to taste.
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Oxybasis ambiguaObserver
jasonbuttDescription
Mostly on seasonally wet grazed wetland edge, but also found in a higher stress short turf where tall fescue has not been able to invade.
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Black-Bindweed (Fallopia convolvulus)Observer
jasonbuttDescription
I am not entirely sure about this one, there wasn't a lot to go on. Sagittate leaves, climber, wet habitat. I am pretty sure it is Convolvulaceae. There is a small voucher specimen at Allan Herbarium.
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Juncus caespiticiusObserver
jasonbuttDescription
This is quite abundant under the sprayed grey willow.
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Genus MachaerinaObserver
jasonbuttDescription
Showing recovery after spraying. It is likely to be M. rubiginosa but M. arthrophylla is also nearby at Te Waihora