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Story: Alpine plants

All images and media

From page 1 - Alpine New Zealand

Alpine areas of New Zealand

Alpine areas of New Zealand

Bands of vegetation, Mt Taranaki

Bands of vegetation, Mt Taranaki

Alpine timberline

Alpine timberline

New Zealand bioclimatic zones

New Zealand bioclimatic zones (1st of 2)

Measuring timberline plots

Measuring timberline plots (2nd of 2)

Moehau vegetation

Moehau vegetation

From page 2 - Alpine grasslands and wetlands

Snow tussocks

Snow tussocks and shrubs

Snow tussocks and shrubs

Alpine vegetation, Tin Range

Alpine vegetation, Tin Range

Sundew, Arthur's Pass National Park

Sundew, Arthur's Pass National Park

From page 3 - Alpine rock vegetation

Stewart Island vegetable sheep

Stewart Island vegetable sheep

Mountain buttercup

Mountain buttercup

Cushion plant

Shingle scree

Shingle scree (1st of 3)

Scree willowherb

Scree willowherb (2nd of 3)

Black scree daisy

Black scree daisy (3rd of 3)

Penwiper plant

From page 4 - Highest of all

Alpine fern

Alpine forget-me-not

Alpine forget-me-not

Red snow

From page 5 - New Zealand’s alpine flora and its origins

Main alpine plants in New Zealand

Main alpine plants in New Zealand

Giant spaniard and Mt Cook lily

Giant spaniard and Mt Cook lily

Black-stemmed willowherb

Black-stemmed willowherb

From page 6 - Survival

Eyebright

South Island edelweiss

South Island edelweiss

Mountain foxglove

Mountain foxglove (1st of 3)

Mountain daisy

Mountain daisy (2nd of 3)

Clubmoss whipcord hebe

Clubmoss whipcord hebe (3rd of 3)

White gentian

From page 7 - Alpine invaders

Bull tahr

Mouse-ear hawkweed

Mouse-ear hawkweed

How to cite this page:

Hugh Wilson, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/alpine-plants/media (accessed 30 March 2023)

Story by Hugh Wilson, published 24 Sep 2007