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Scotch Broom (Cytisus scoparius)Observer
hubbarj3Description
Flowering scotch broom, seen on crater rim walkway.
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Karamu (Coprosma robusta)Observer
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Fruiting Coprosma robusta, seen on bush track.
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Fruiting five fingerObserver
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Fruiting five finger, seen on watlings track.
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Shining Karamu (Coprosma lucida)Observer
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Insect damage to a Coprosma lucida leaf.
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Shining Karamu (Coprosma lucida)Observer
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Pathogen damage to a Coprosma lucida leaf, causing it to turn yellow.
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Karamu (Coprosma robusta)Observer
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Insect damage to a Coprosma robusta leaf.
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Karamu (Coprosma robusta)Observer
hubbarj3Description
Pathogen damage to the leaf of Coprosma robusta.
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Nightshades (Genus Solanum)Observer
hubbarj3Description
Immature green fruit. Spreading, leafy, soft wood, perennial shrub up to 3m tall. Large trumpet shaped mauve flowers, large berries that are green at first then later turn to orange. Leaves long, dark green, lance shaped or divided into three fingers.
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Five Finger (Pseudopanax arboreus)Observer
hubbarj3Description
Five finger, native shrub to small tree. When established can reach a height of 8m, with a trunk up to 30cm in diameter. Fruits 5-8mm in
diameter, almost black.
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Karamu (Coprosma robusta)Observer
hubbarj3Description
Karamu is a shrub and can grow up to 6m tall. It has spreading branches, no clear trunk. Yellow is the colour of the inner bark. Fruits are red to orange or sometimes yellow, 5-9 x 4-5mm.
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Shining Karamu (Coprosma lucida)Observer
hubbarj3Description
Shining karamu
can be a shrub, and can grow up to 6m tall, but usually shorter than 6m having no clear trunk. It is found throughout the North, South and Stewarts island. The flowers are found in groups of 3-5. The fruits can be in the range of 5-12mm long, colour can be pale orange to orange-red, and need a year to ripen.
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African Lily (Agapanthus praecox ssp. orientalis)Observer
hubbarj3Description
Of the genus Agapanthus. This plant is useful for tub or patio plants. Can be used for hotel decorations.
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African Lily (Agapanthus praecox ssp. orientalis)Observer
hubbarj3Description
There are about nine species in this genus. Very accomodating and easily grown under almost any conditions, either in shade or full sun. It is drought resistant due to having strong roots that are fleshy.
This plant was growing wild.
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Kangaroo-Apple (Solanum laciniatum)Observer
hubbarj3Description
Yellow ripe fruit, of the nightshade
family. Berries are poisonus. Perrinial shrub, can grow up to 3m tall. Common name poroporo. Has large flowers with flattened notched petal tips. Pale orange to yellow fruit and large seeds (2.2-2.5mm).
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Common Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)Observer
hubbarj3Description
Asteraceae daisy family. A pleasant smelling perenial with leaves that are feathery. Often forming extensive patches on cultivated ground or in grassland. White heads in clusters at the
top of flower stalks. Can grow up to 50cm. Very common along roadsides in waste places and also gardens.
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Typical Ponerine Ants (Tribe Ponerini)Observer
hubbarj3Description
This is a winged ant, caught in a pitfall trap, near a raised garden bed. 30x magnification.
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Suborder HelicinaObserver
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Gastropoda, was caught near a raised garden bed. 15x magnification.
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Round-backed Millipedes (Superorder Juliformia)Observer
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Genus Diplopoda, caught in a pitfall trap, near a compost heap and a raised garden bed. 15 and 30x magnifcation.
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Sandhoppers and Landhoppers (Family Talitridae)Observer
hubbarj3Description
15x magnification. Scud caught in a pitfall trap near a compost heap and a raised garden bed.
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Elongate Springtails (Order Entomobryomorpha)Observer
hubbarj3Description
This is an Elongate-bodied springtail, caught in a pitfall trap near a compost heap and a raised garden bed. 30x magnification.
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Plump Springtails (Order Poduromorpha)Observer
hubbarj3Description
30x magnification. Sub class Collembola. There were over 5000 of these caught in a pitfall trap. The pitfall trap was near a compost heap.
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Globular Springtails (Order Symphypleona)Observer
hubbarj3Description
A different type of springtail. Not as numerous as the Poduromorpha species. Caught in a pitfall trap near a compost heap and a raised garden bed and compost heap. 30x magnification.
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Mites and Ticks (Subclass Acari)Observer
hubbarj3Description
This is a mite, sub class Acari. Caught in a pitfall trap near a raised garden bed and a compost heap. 30x magnification.
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Observer
hubbarj3Description
This is a slater. Caught in a pitfall trap near a raised garden bed and a compost heap. 15x magnification.
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Globular Springtails (Order Symphypleona)Observer
hubbarj3Description
This Globular springtail was caught in a pitfall trap, near a raised garden bed and compost heap. 30x
magnification.
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Feather-winged Beetles (Family Ptiliidae)Observer
hubbarj3Description
This is a feather winged beetle. Caught near a raised garden bed and compost heap. 30x magnification.
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Common Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)Observer
hubbarj3Description
These are tracks of a large hedgehog. Probably a male, going by the size of the prints. By looking at the footprints, it seems that the hedgehog has entered from both ends of the tracking tunnel to eat the peanut butter bait.
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Twiggy Coprosma (Coprosma rhamnoides)Observer
hubbarj3Description
Coprosma rhamnoides
Leaves: opposite, 7-12mm long, with veins underneath. This is a small-leaved coprosm, and it is the most common one in native scrubland and forest. This coprosma has a distinctively twiggy appearance from its many branches which grow at wide angles to one another and become intertangled.
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Patē (Schefflera digitata)Observer
hubbarj3Description
Schefflera digitata. This plant is found throughtout New Zealand and it can be found as far south as Stewart Island. It is known as a small tree up to 10cm in diameter. The trunk is soft wood and its bark is smooth.
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Pohuehue (Muehlenbeckia australis)Observer
hubbarj3Description
Muehlenbeckia ausralis. Pohaehue is a vine that, is known for its branching and climbing ability, and can completely cover shrubs, trees as well as cliff or rock faces in lowland or subalpine forest or scrub. It grows in these areas along forest margins throughout New Zealand. The main stem of this plant may reach a diamter of 10cm with a grey bark.Leaves can vary from 2cm to 8cm long. It has small flowers that grow to 4cm across and appear in inpanicles up to 15cm in length nearly all year round. It is from the family Polygonaceae.
