WANGANUI PLANT LIST NO 72 Vascular plants of waea Scenic Reserve, west of Waiouru Key to column headings - waea Scenic Reserve * denotes adventive species C C Ogle, A P Druce, J Barkla Department of Conservation, Wanganui - 18 April 1993 Changed to Word table format 9-Jun-2004. Dacrycarpus dacrydioides kahikatea Podocarpus totara totara Prumnopitys taxifolia matai DICOT TREES AND SHRUBS Aristotelia fruticosa mountain wineberry A. serrata wineberry * Berberis darwinii Darwin's barberry Carmichaelia cunninghamii New Zealand broom var. Carpodetus serratus putaputaweta Coprosma grandifolia raurekau, kanono C. linariifolia C. propinqua C. rhamnoides C. rigida C. robusta karamu C. rotundifolia round-leaved coprosma C. rubra C. tenuifolia C. virescens [four plants] C. sp. (unnamed: C. "taylorae" of A P Druce) Fuchsia excorticata kotukutuku F. excortiata x F. perscandens Griselinia littoralis broadleaf Hoheria angustifolia narrow-leaved lacebark H. populnea var. (= H houhere, lacebark sexstylosa) Kunzea ericoides kanuka Leptospermum scoparium manuka Lophomyrtus obcordata rohutu WGNCO-54163 Wanganui plant list 72 waea SR, west of Waio.doc p.1 of 5
Melicope simplex poataniwha Melicytus lanceolatus narrow-leaved mahoe M. micranthus M. ramiflorus mahoe Myrsine divaricata weeping mapou Neomyrtus pedunculata Nestegis cunninghamii black maire N. lanceolata white maire Pennantia corymbosa kaikomako Pittosporum eugenioides tarata, lemonwood P. tenuifolium var. kohuhu Plagianthus regius [juv. only] ribbonwood Pseudopanax anomalus P. arboreus five finger P. crassifolius lancewood Pseudowintera colorata horopito * Racosperma sp. wattle * Robinia pseudacacia false acacia * Salix fragilis crack willow * S. x reichardtii pussy willow * Sambucus nigra elderberry Schefflera digitata pate Sophora microphylla kowhai DICOT LIANES Calystegia tuguriorum convolvulus Clematis foetida Fuchsia perscandens climbing fuchsia Metrosideros colensoi white rata vine Muehlenbeckia australis pohuehue Parsonsia capsularis N Z jasmine P. heterophylla N Z jasmine Rubus cissoides var. bush lawyer R. schmidelioides bush lawyer MONOCOT TREE Cordyline australis ti kouka, cabbage tree MONOCOT HERBS Grasses * Anthoxanthum odoratum sweet vernal * Dactylis glomerata crested dogs tail Echinopogon ovatus hedgehog grass * Festuca arundinacea tall fescue WGNCO-54163 Wanganui plant list 72 waea SR, west of Waio.doc p.2 of 5
Microlaena stipoides meadow ricegrass Poa matthewsii * Rytidosperma racemosum danthonia Sedges Carex geminata s.s. C. inversa *C. ovalis C. secta s.s. Uncinia scabra hooked sedge Rushes *Juncus articulatus jointed-leaved rush J. australis *J. effusus J. gregiflorus J. sarophorus *J. tenuis Luzula subclavata wood-rush MONOCOT HERBS, OTHER THAN GRASSES, SEDGES, RUSHES Arthropodium candidum Astelia fragrans Collospermum microspermum *Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora montbretia Earina mucronata DICOT HERBS Acaena anserinifolia bidibidi A. juvenca Australina pusilla *Bellis perennis lawn daisy Callitriche petriei *C. stagnalis starwort Cardamine sp. (C. debilis bittercress agg.) *Cirsium arvense Californian thistle *C. vulgare Scotch thistle *Crepis capillaris hawkbit *Digitalis purpurea foxglove WGNCO-54163 Wanganui plant list 72 waea SR, west of Waio.doc p.3 of 5
Epilobium nummulariifolium willow-herb E. rotundifolium willow-herb *Geranium robertianum herb Robert Gnaphalium gymnocephalum cudweed Hydrocotyle elongata H. heteromeria waxweed *Lotus pedunculatus lotus major *Mimulus guttatus monkey musk *M. moschatus musk *Mycelis muralis wall lettuce Oxalis exilis creeping oxalis Parietaria debilis Plantago raoulii *Prunella vulgaris self-heal Ranunculus reflexus bush buttercup *R. repens creeping buttercup Schizeilema trifoliolatum *Senecio jacobaea ragwort S. rufiglandulosus Stellaria decipiens Urtica incisa NZ nettle FERNS Adiantum cunninghamii maidenhair fern Asplenium flaccidum hanging spleenwort A. gracillimum A. hookerianum A. polyodon sickle spleenwort Blechnum chambersii B. colensoi B. fluviatile B. sp. (unnamed: B. capense kiokio agg. "Black Spot") Dicksonia fibrosa wheki ponga Leptopteris hymenophylloides heruheru Pellaea rotundifolia button fern Phymatosorus pustulatus hound's tongue Pneumatopteris pennigera Polystichum richardii P. silvaticum Pteridium esculentum bracken Pyrrosia eleagnifolia leather-leaf fern WGNCO-54163 Wanganui plant list 72 waea SR, west of Waio.doc p.4 of 5
NOTABLE PLANTS All the "special plants" of waea Scenic Reserve also occur at Paengaroa Scenic Reserve to the south of waea, and in some other places in the Hautapu, Upper Turakina, tikei and Moawhango Valleys. Nonetheless, waea is a northern outlier for some of these plants, and the reserve should be managed to protect and enhance such species. The Coprosma species, C.linariifolia and C.rubra are localised in the North Island, and C.virescens is even rarer being mostly east of the main ranges. Poa matthewsii, Acaena juvenca and Schizeilema trifoliolatum are herbs which are also local, in the west of the North Island. Ribbonwood and climbing fuchsia have only scattered locations in Wanganui Conservancy. WGNCO-54163 Wanganui plant list 72 waea SR, west of Waio.doc p.5 of 5