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Kōrero: Stewart Island/Rakiura

Stewart Island alpine plants

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Stewart Island alpine plants

The alpine areas of Stewart Island are home to leatherwood, a hardy shrub with large shiny leaves (bottom), and a variety of other flora including mountain buttercups and mountain daisies (top).

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by Carl Walrond

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Carl Walrond, Stewart Island/Rakiura – Plants and animals, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/37622/stewart-island-alpine-plants (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Carl Walrond, i tāngia i te 30 November 2012, updated 1 May 2015.