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Kōrero: Shrublands

Tauhinu shrubland, west Wellington

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Tauhinu shrubland, west Wellington

Tauhinu is a common shrub on coastal farmlands. Its tiny daisy seeds germinate and establish themselves easily on bare soils and in over-grazed pasture. Tauhinu is fast-growing, reaching its maximum height of 2 metres in 10–15 years. Unless their understorey plants are heavily grazed, tauhinu shrublands are usually overtopped by taller shrubs and trees, and develop into coastal broadleaved scrub.

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Maggy Wassilieff, Shrublands – Lowland and hill country shrublands, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/14526/tauhinu-shrubland-west-wellington (accessed 25 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Maggy Wassilieff, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.