11009-19308 Coastal kowhai (Sophora chathamica) flowers. The most common kowhai in Nortland is this species. It occurs in mainly coastal and lowland sites, such as along the Tutukaka coast, also around Auckland and on most northern offshore islands. Also through to Wellington and the Chatham Islands, but this range south is not considered natural, and is instead the result of deliberate Maori plantings. Te Atatu *
11009-19316 Coastal kowhai (Sophora chathamica) flowers. The most common kowhai in Nortland is this species. It occurs in mainly coastal and lowland sites, such as along the Tutukaka coast, also around Auckland and on most northern offshore islands. Also through to Wellington and the Chatham Islands, but this range south is not considered natural, and is instead the result of deliberate Maori plantings. Te Atatu *
11009-19414 Cook Strait kowhai (Sophora molloyi) flowers. This kowhai species is more of a shrub than a tree with a very long flowering time. It grows on harsh and inhospitable sites on dry exposed headlands around Cook Strait, Kapiti Islands and parts of the lower North Island. Stephens Island *
