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Local on alpine rocky ledges.

Growing on an exposed scree ridge, ~1500m.

Not sure.
Self-sown.

At an altitude of ca. 1300 m, on steep, poorly drained, hillside

A series of photos taken on a Samsung S10 phone with the closer ones using the zoom function. We later saw two of these birds flying above us.

No idea what this can be. On scree in cirque.

Is this the former Deschampsia flexuosa?

Under mountain beech canopy

On marble

Mapua inlet, looks like a coprosma but would be inundated by the tide. Mangrove?

wild in the native planted section of the park. a bird dispersed weed.

TODO get specimen to Ines

If the conditions suit, probably one of the most prolific flowerers of all NZ Orchids.

This spectacular colony has plants numbering in the thousands on probably not much more than 5 sq. m.

Common in a wetland/wasteland area near the lake. No water in the wetland, but ground soft.

Deepest one seen into bush

Growing on mountain beech (Fuscospora cliffortioides)

Growing on a shaded bank near a native bush stream.