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Pastos, Palmeras Y Parientes (Monocotiledóneas) (Clase Liliopsida)Observ.
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Pastos, Palmeras Y Parientes (Monocotiledóneas) (Clase Liliopsida)Observ.
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Escarabajos Rinoceronte, Peloteros Y Parientes (Familia Scarabaeidae)Observ.
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In riverbed of Ruamahanga River at Mt Bruce. Small shrub up to 20cm with numerous white flowers on one stalk. 4 or 5? Petals, purple ring near green Centre. Leaves opposite, flower stalk arising in axil of leaf.
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Juncus edgariaeObserv.
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Features key out to J. edgariae, but what about the mucronate spike on the leaf shealth, like J. pallidus?
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Epilobios (Género Epilobium)Observ.
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Stem round, diameter 3mm, another sample has a purple stem. Pink? flower, silique is 80mm x 1.5mm. Seed tufted, <1mm, leaves 60mm x 8mm. leaf margin is "bluntly toothed" - see diagram. Whole plant is glabrous.
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Plantas (Reino Plantae)Observ.
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Trailing dicot herb on bank of stream, in sheep country
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Hongos Ascomicetes Y Líquenes (Subfilo Pezizomycotina)Observ.
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Ruahine Range. Track from Oroua River roadened to Cumberfield Creek.
Looks like Teloschistes but wrong colour, is K- and apothecia are orange or pink,
Fruticose key:
1 Thallus uniform 15
15 Thallus solid 20
20 Thallus not yellow 21 K test -ve
21 Photobiont green 25
25 flattened thallus 40
40 no ventral or dorsal colour change 42
42 Terracolous? not sure.
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Género PlacopsisObserv.
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Growing on smooth stone in Oroua River bed between the broadened and Iron Gate Hut.
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Dibaeis arcuataObserv.
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Oroua River, halfway along valley track between roadend and Iron Gate Hut. On soil/clay bank beside track next to Dibaeis absoluta (also logged on NatureWatch). Green/Grey thallus, pink podetia with orange apothecia. Photo by iPhone 4S.
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Oroua River, halfway along valley track between roadend and Iron Gate Hut. On soil/clay bank beside track. Green thallus, pink apothecia. Surrounded by Baeomyces heteromorphus? (also logged on Nature Watch) which has pink podetia with orange apothecia.
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Anagotus sp. cf. o'connori
Giant Astelia weevil, 15 mm long
Id by Barbara Barratt, Agresearch.
At tree line of Eastern Tararua range, Mid King Bivvy . Light drizzle.
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Arañas de Telas Orbiculares (Familia Araneidae)Observ.
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At tree line , Mid King Bivvy, Eastern Tararua Range, light drizzle
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At Mid King Bivvy, Eastern Tararua Range. Light drizzle. Tree line on Aciphylla, speargrass.
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Pirosoma (Pyrosoma atlanticum)Observ.
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Hundreds of these sea cucumbers have washed up at Rangatira, Kapiti Island the last few days. Is this a common species?