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… axis. It forms small colonies on the floor of humid forests. Next in size is the subalpine moss … dendroides – which commonly carpets the floor of beech forests in the wetter areas. This has a long wiry stem … tinted reddish-brown or gold. In open and sub-alpine forests Weymouthia often assumes physiognomic importance, as …
… known about mushrooms and toadstools common in our native forests, it is dangerous to eat fungi other than those known … has been collected in an Auckland park. Elsdon Best, in Forest lore of the Maori , notes that the Maori did eat some … spiney puff ball, Lycoperdon compactum , occurs only in forests in New Zealand. Similarly, the purple Secotium …
… the plant. Certain trees form a narrow belt of coastal forest. The pohutukawa, Metrosideros excelsa , common in the … the southern rata, Metrosideros umbellata , forms a coastal forest belt reminiscent of pohutukawa in the far north. …
… country. Access to the southern part was barred by dense forest (for instance, the Seventy Mile Bush) that clothed … and Waipawa were already established near the edge of the forest. By 1867 there was a regular coach service from …
… feral cats are found throughout the country, both in forested areas and on farmlands of the North and South … blackberry). Some of these animals have escaped into the forests, become feral and built up into large populations in …
… on the estate of his uncle, George Dennistoun, of Peel Forest Station, South Canterbury. Two years later he and … pleaded for the preservation of New Zealand's native forests and native birds. He recommended the setting aside …
… which appear in late winter and spring in the crowns of forest trees throughout New Zealand. This is one of the nine … Poole, M.SC., B.FOR.SC., F.R.S.N.Z., Director-General of Forests, Wellington. …
… Nelson, Dun Mountain is conspicuous because of its lack of forest, and because of the reddish soil on the summit and …
… times the sand dunes were partly covered in grass and forest, and sheep and cattle were grazed. Repeated burning … at the end of the spit, where a small amount of reafforestation has been carried out. The lighthouse is …
… tiny plants, or grow as mats or cushions, shrubs or stunted forest trees. This is true even of those which are covered …