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Kererū (New Zealand Pigeon) (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae ssp. novaeseelandiae)Observer
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Kererū feeding on tī kōuka berries.
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Tulip Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera)Observer
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In woodland opposite pond.
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Giant Puffball (Calvatia gigantea)Observer
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Lone, decayed giant puffball in rough pasture.
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Garden Pansy (Viola × wittrockiana)Observer
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On roadside, where grass has been removed with herbicide. No blotches on the petals so more like V. tricolor parent.
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Sharp Spike Sedge (Eleocharis acuta)Observer
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Along edge of Rangitata water race.
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Bog Rush (Schoenus pauciflorus)Observer
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One lone tussock on Rangitata diversion water race. Seed likely to have washed down from inland wetlands.
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Grassland Sedge (Carex breviculmis)Observer
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Along fence line mound.
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Grassland Sedge (Carex breviculmis)Observer
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Along fence line.
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Grassland Sedge (Carex breviculmis)Observer
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Roadside. Along old fence line mound by disbanded water race.
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Black Vine Weevil (Otiorhynchus sulcatus)Observer
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It came inside with the grapes.
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Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)Observer
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I assume this is some type of gall.
Common on the leaves of this lone mountain beech.
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Licorice Plant (Helichrysum petiolare)Observer
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Struggling in the shade, with jasmine tangled through.
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Pink Jasmine (Jasminum polyanthum)Observer
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Smothering a patch of liquorice plant.
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Fortune's Spindle (Euonymus fortunei)Observer
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Leaning over fence from neighbouring garden.
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Deer Mushrooms (Genus Pluteus)Observer
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Single mushroom growing on soil from under a timber board.
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Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba)Observer
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I have been walking unde this tall street tree not realising it is a ginkgo.
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Blue Pinkgill (Entoloma hochstetteri)Observer
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First grey Entoloma of the season. E. hochstetteri just showing a patch of blue in the mossy ground.
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Bonnets (Genus Mycena)Observer
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On a standing dead tree trunk. in kamahi-kahikatea-kanono forest patch.
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Austral Honey Mushroom (Armillaria novae-zelandiae)Observer
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On kāmahi trunk.
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Clubs and Corals (Genus Clavulinopsis)Observer
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Bright orange, about 5-6 cm high, under mahoe.
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Common Gilled Mushrooms and Allies (Order Agaricales)Observer
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Under willow, growing with the exotic Russula laccata
https://inaturalist.nz/observations/204504910