Kōrero: Shrublands

Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa

Mai i te whārangi 1 - New Zealand’s shrublands and scrub

Distribution of shrublands

Distribution of shrublands

Taupata as a tree and a shrub

Taupata as a tree and a shrub

Divaricating growth form

Divaricating growth form

Adaptive leaf forms – leathery leaves

Adaptive leaf forms – leathery leaves (1 o 4)

Scale-like leaves

Scale-like leaves (2 o 4)

Leaves held within the plant

Leaves held within the plant (3 o 4)

Needle leaves

Needle leaves (4 o 4)

Mixed shrubland, Wellington south coast

Mixed shrubland, Wellington south coast

Mai i te whārangi 2 - Lowland and hill country shrublands

Mānuka shrubland, Farewell Spit

Mānuka shrubland, Farewell Spit

Broadleaved shrubland, Wright Hill, Wellington

Broadleaved shrubland, Wright Hill, Wellington

Tauhinu shrubland, west Wellington

Tauhinu shrubland, west Wellington

Gorse scrub, south Wellington

Gorse scrub, south Wellington

Mai i te whārangi 3 - Mountain shrublands

Mountain shrublands, Mt Stokes

Mountain shrublands, Mt Stokes

Tussock–shrubland, Blue Mountains, West Otago

Tussock–shrubland, Blue Mountains, West Otago

Leatherwood scrub, southern Ruahine Range

Leatherwood scrub, southern Ruahine Range

Muttonbird scrub, Snares Island

Muttonbird scrub, Snares Island (1 o 2)

Buller’s albatrosses nesting below Olearia lyallii

Buller’s albatrosses nesting below Olearia lyallii (2 o 2)

Scotch heather, Tongariro National Park

Scotch heather, Tongariro National Park

Mai i te whārangi 4 - Shrublands of dry country

Kānuka woodland, Bendigo

Kānuka woodland, Bendigo

Matagouri spines

Matagouri spines

Matagouri associates – mingimingi

Matagouri associates – mingimingi (1 o 2)

Coral broom

Coral broom (2 o 2)

Sweet briar rosehips

Sweet briar rosehips

Grey scrub, Central Otago

Grey scrub, Central Otago

Mai i te whārangi 5 - Heathlands

Tussock–shrublands, Kahurangi National Park

Tussock–shrublands, Kahurangi National Park

Mānuka seed capsules

Mānuka seed capsules

Gumland vegetation, Kaikino valley, Northland

Gumland vegetation, Kaikino valley, Northland

Heathland, Tongariro National Park

Heathland, Tongariro National Park

Pakihi heathland, Ōkārito

Pakihi heathland, Ōkārito

Mai i te whārangi 6 - Importance of shrublands

Fungus associate of mānuka

Fungus associate of mānuka

Marlborough green gecko on mānuka

Marlborough green gecko on mānuka

Karamū berries

Karamū berries

Landslides in cleared country

Landslides in cleared country

Mānuka chipping

Mānuka chipping

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārangi:

Maggy Wassilieff, 'Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/shrublands/media (accessed 3 October 2023)

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