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Speedwells (Genus Veronica)Observer
kateansonDescription
Chinohebe ? Pulvinaris but leaves appear uniformly hairy,
On the ridge of Dogs Range, about 1450m, near Lake Clearwater, Canterbury
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Dracophyllum pronumObserver
kateansonDescription
Another Dracophyllum ? Pronum
Near Mystery Lake, near Lake Clearwater, Canterbury
About 1100m
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Dracophyllum kirkiiObserver
kateansonDescription
Another Dracophyllum ? Which
Dogs Range, near Lake Clearwater, Canterbury
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Dracophyllum pronumObserver
kateansonDescription
Dracophyllum ? Pronum
Dogs Range, near Lake Clearwater, Canterbury
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Observer
kateansonDescription
Dracophyllum ? Which
Maybe longifolium or rosmarinifolium?
Forming a well rounded shrub about 50cm tall at around 1100m near Mystery Lake, Dogs Range, near Lake Clearwater, Canterbury
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Scree Buttercup (Ranunculus crithmifolius)Observer
kateansonDescription
? Lignocarpa carnosula but leaves look much broader & fleshier than most examples I can find. Growing on a stony track amongst tussock at around 1200m. On Dogs Range, above Potts River & Lake Clearwater, Canterbury
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Genus InophloeusObserver
kateansonDescription
Some kind of weevil on a Spaniard just below Omarama Saddle in Central Otago
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Common Gilled Mushrooms and Allies (Order Agaricales)Observer
kateansonDescription
On the forest floor
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Observer
kateansonDescription
A tiny mushroom (only a few mm tall) on dead appearing, woody roots & branches hanging from a tree fern trunk
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Graceful Parasol (Macrolepiota clelandii)Observer
kateansonDescription
A tall skinny mushroom
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Cave Wētā (Subfamily Macropathinae)Observer
kateansonDescription
Maybe a weta. Came inside in a bucket and was rescued from drowning with a tube of toothpaste…
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Smooth Stick Insect (Clitarchus hookeri)Observer
kateansonDescription
Stick insect back garden
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Banded Tunnelweb Spiders (Genus Hexathele)Observer
kateansonDescription
One of several spiders at the entrance of a silk lined tunnel in holes in an old pūriri tree, after dark. Lit here by torch light.
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Auckland Cave Wētā (Pachyrhamma acanthocera)Observer
kateansonDescription
Maybe Auckland Cave Weta / Gymnoplectron acanthocera on a pūriri tree trunk after dark
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Mountain Daisies (Genus Celmisia)Observer
kateansonDescription
Same as my last observation - different plants also on Kellys Hill. A Celmisia but which? 2-3 x the size of C. sessiliflora
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Mountain Daisies (Genus Celmisia)Observer
kateansonDescription
About 1200m a Celmisia that I can’t identify. Similar to C. Sessiflora but about 2-3 x the size
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Miniature Brass-Buttons (Genus Leptinella)Observer
kateansonDescription
A button scree daisy at around 1800m - seems part way between Leptinella dendyi & L. atrata
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Chilton's Giant Dragonfly (Uropetala chiltoni)Observer
kateansonDescription
A dragonfly on the track descending from Turtons Saddle
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Common Gilled Mushrooms and Allies (Order Agaricales)Observer
kateansonDescription
Alpine mushrooms at around 1300m in tussocks
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Orange Underwing (Paranotoreas brephosata)Observer
kateansonDescription
An alpine moth / butterfly at around 1300m
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Common Tussock Butterfly (Argyrophenga antipodum)Observer
kateansonDescription
An alpine butterfly at around 1300m in tussock herb fields
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Tribe MacropathiniObserver
kateansonDescription
A weta on the track around 1100m elevation
