Kōrero: Shrublands

Pakihi heathland, Ōkārito

Pakihi heathland, Ōkārito

Pakihi are treeless expanses of sedges, rushes, ferns and shrubs. Commonly found on poorly drained, infertile soils on the West Coast of New Zealand, many formerly carried forest. The main shrubs here are mānuka and tāmingi (Epacris pauciflora), a heath.

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Department of Conservation
Reference: 10054026

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Te tuhi tohutoro mō tēnei whārangi:

Maggy Wassilieff, 'Shrublands - Heathlands', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/photograph/14546/pakihi-heathland-okarito (accessed 23 April 2024)

He kōrero nā Maggy Wassilieff, i tāngia i te 24 Sep 2007