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Stout Dwarf Broom (Carmichaelia monroi)Observer
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Most likely this species rather than C. nana, as the stems were fairly stout. A reasonable sized cluster of plants on an exposed dry ridge.
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Fairly common in subalpine shrubland and tussock grassland.
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Alpine Crane's Bill (Geranium brevicaule)Observer
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A very large old plant. Plenty in wider area
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Hall's Totara (Podocarpus laetus)Observer
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Scattered remnant trees that have survived past fires. These are some of the few large native trees in the catchment.
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True Sedges (Genus Carex)Observer
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Carex aff. wakatipu 'large'. Under south facing bluff in fairly shady conditions.
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New Zealand Grass Skink (Oligosoma polychroma)Observer
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Either Waiharakeke or South Marlborough grass skink. Very sluggish due to cold morning.
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Bluff Weta (Deinacrida elegans)Observer
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One very sluggish weta found in frosty conditions at the bottom of a significant bluff system. This is the first of this species I've seen in the area.
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Dwarf Mistletoe (Korthalsella lindsayi)Observer
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On Sophora longicarinata
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Floating Bur-Reed (Sparganium subglobosum)Observer
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In spring fed wetland system, with Carex secta.
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Water Purslane (Ludwigia palustris)Observer
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In spring fed wetland system with Myriophyllum propinquum.
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New Zealand Water-Milfoil (Myriophyllum triphyllum)Observer
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Plants showing 'above water' and 'below water' growth forms on same stems.
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New Zealand Dock (Rumex flexuosus)Observer
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On lake shore. Uncommon
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Bronzy Willowherb (Epilobium komarovianum)Observer
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On lake shore
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Gunnera dentataObserver
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In red tussock wetland near lake shore
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Karetu (Anthoxanthum redolens)Observer
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Vary rare in this area, or Marlborough generally. Only one patch seen. In red tussock grassland on moraine field
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Mountain Five Finger (Pseudopanax colensoi)Observer
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Very uncommon and browsed, in beech forest
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Epilobium elegansObserver
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I think it's this species. In red tussock wetland
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Swamp Musk (Mazus radicans)Observer
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Small patch in grazed wetland
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Twiggy Coprosma (Coprosma rhamnoides)Observer
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Only a few seen in area. In beech forest
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Hairless Leptinella (Leptinella dioica)Observer
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L. aff. dioica. The dryland inland version, which is a separate.entity in its own right.
In seepages on valley floor
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Crassula sinclairiiObserver
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In parched ephemeral wetland. Growing in loess silt
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Myosotis forsteriObserver
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Along small stream edge. Uncommon
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Butterfly Bush (Buddleja davidii)Observer
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In Mead Stream bed. Has been sprayed but re-grown
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Black Orchid (Gastrodia cunninghamii)Observer
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In ring fern on side of track. A few plants seen.
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Orca (Orcinus orca)Observer
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A decent sized pod with at least 5 individuals, but possibly more. One large male and at least one juvenile present
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Hutton's Shearwater (Puffinus huttoni)Observer
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Found dead under pylon lines. Very far inland.
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Sea Bindweed (Calystegia soldanella)Observer
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Common on foredunes