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Ficinia spiralis syn. Desmoschoenus spiralis
(Pīngao/Pīkao/Golden sand sedge)
Ship Creek Beach, South Island,
Aotearoa/New Zealand
June 2025
#FiciniaSpiralis #Pīngao #Pīkao #Cyperaceae #Aotearoa #NewZealand #WaipapaPoint #nzplants #NZflora #NewZealandFlora #botany #NaturePhotography #bluesky

Gentianella saxosa
(Rock gentian)
Gentianaceae
Waipapa Point, South Island,
New Zealand, May 2025
#GentianellaSaxosa #RockGentian #Gentianaceae #Aotearoa #NewZealand #WaipapaPoint #nzplants #NZflora #NewZealandFlora #botany #nature #NaturePhotography #photographyofbluesky #bluesky

Lophozonia menziesii syn. Nothofagus menziesii
Mount Aspiring National Park
Haast Pass-Makarora Road,
South Island, New Zealand
June 2025
#LophozoniaMenziesii #NothofagusMenziesii #SilverBeech #Aotearoa #NewZealand #nzplants #NZflora #NewZealandFlora #nature #botany

This might be
Sophora molloyi ‘Dragon’s Gold’
cultivated lakeside Te Anau township,
South Island, New Zealand
May 2025
#Sophora #Fabaceae #Kōwhai #nzplants #NZflora #NewZealandFlora #nature #botany #Aotearoa #NewZealand

Lichen,
late afternoon back lighting,
Fox River, South Island,
Aotearoa/New Zealand,
June 2025
#Lichen #FoxGlacier #nzplants #NZflora #NewZealandFlora #nature #botany #Aotearoa #NewZealand #photography #landscapephotography #photographersofbluesky #bluesky

Kahikatea Swamp Forest (#2)
Ship Creek, Haast Highway,
South Island, New Zealand,
June 2025
#KahikateaSwampForest #ShipCreek #SouthIsland #Aotearoa #NewZealand #nzplants #NZflora #NewZealandFlora #nature #botany

Kahikatea Swamp Forest (#1)
Ship Creek, Haast Highway,
South Island, New Zealand,
June 2025
#KahikateaSwampForest #ShipCreek #SouthIsland #Aotearoa #NewZealand #nzplants #NZflora #NewZealandFlora #nature #botany

Metrosideros fulgens
Myrtaceae
Fox Glacier walk,
South Island, New Zealand,
7th June 2025
#MetrosiderosFulgens #Myrtaceae #FoxGlacier #nzplants #NZflora #NewZealandFlora #nature #botany #Aotearoa #NewZealand

Aciphylla montana var. montana
Apiaceae
Crown Range, near Cardrona,
South Island, New Zealand,
June 2025
#AciphyllaMontana #Apiaceae #Taramea #Large-leavedSpeargrass #nzplants #NZflora #NewZealandFlora #nature #botany #Aotearoa #NewZealand

A very interesting Sophora,
Cultivated at the Royal Albatross Centre,
Otago Peninsula, Harington Point,
South Island, New Zealand.
May 2025
#Sophora #Fabaceae #Kōwhai #Small-leavedKōwhai #nzplants #NZflora #NewZealandFlora #nature #botany #Aotearoa #NewZealand

Chionochloa rubra
Red tussock grass
Poaceae
New Zealand State Highway 94,
Centre Hill, South Island
May 2025
#ChionochloaRubra #RedTussockGrass #Poaceae #nzplants #NewZealandNature #NZflora #nature #botany #wildNZ #NaturePhotography #photography #landscapephotography #photographyofbluesky #bluesky

#SophoraMicrophylla #Fabaceae #nzplants #NewZealandNature #NZflora #NewZealandFlora #nature #botany #WeepingKōwhai #Small-leavedKōwhai #TeWaipounamu #Aotearoa #NewZealand

Hand holding fern frond casting shadow against white house siding

A volunteer in my garden I’d like to identify… Spleenwort hybrid perhaps? #NZPlants

Purslane - hugely nutritious Purslane – Portulaca oleracea Purslane has to be the one of the least appreciated edible weeds in New Zealand with huge hidden benefits. The greatest benefit being high levels of Omega-3 fatty acids  ...

Purslane? Good for you. Obviously easy to grow because it’s wild here with no special care. #nzplants #kikorangi

My garlic this past season started well and then rust hit big time. So, this time I plan to plant earlier, & plant in diff location (more integrated in other areas, with generous spacing). Any tips out there? #nzplants #māra 🌱