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Cushion plants and moss

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Cushion plants and moss

Cushion plants and mosses flourish in the Waituna wetlands reserve, which lies along the coast east of Invercargill.

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David Grant, Southland region – Plants and animals, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/20087/cushion-plants-and-moss (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by David Grant, published 2 March 2009, updated 1 May 2015.