DSC_7551Fiordland coastal tree daisy, or teteaweka (Olearia oporina) white flowers of a small coastal tree daisy allied to teteaweka (O. angustifolia), with narrow leathery saw-edged dark green leaves and large white daisy-like flowers growing in coastal margins above the shore in Fiordland. Doubtful Sound *
DSC_7550 Fiordland coastal tree daisy, or teteaweka (Olearia oporina) white flowers of a small coastal tree daisy allied to teteaweka (O. angustifolia), with narrow leathery saw-edged dark green leaves and large white daisy-like flowers growing in coastal margins above the shore in Fiordland. Doubtful Sound *
DSC_7695 Chatham Island bog aster, or makora (Olearia semidentata) mauve-purple flowers. Endemic to the Chathams, this small erect tree with narrow leathery leaves, is usually associated with bamboo rush in peat dome and wetland, and rapidly colonises burnt moorland 'clears' and bog sites. Ocean Mail Reserve, Te Whanga Lagoon, Main Chatham Island *
