New Zealand Plants

DSC_7291 William's broom, or Giant-flowered broom (Carmichaelia williamsii) flowers of a rare North Island coastal shrub, now known mainly from the Poor Knights and Alderman Islands. On the mainland it is now only known from two tiny remnant populations near East Cape. It prefers open forest, scrub, cliff faces and talus slopes. This is the only yellow-flowered native New Zealand broom, its large showy flowers are bird pollinated, whereas all other Carmichaelia flowers are small, and mauve, pink or white - and insect pollinated *

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DSC_7291 William's broom, or Giant-flowered broom (Carmichaelia williamsii) flowers of a rare North Island coastal shrub, now known mainly from the Poor Knights and Alderman Islands. On the mainland it is now only known from two tiny remnant populations near East Cape. It prefers open forest, scrub, cliff faces and talus slopes. This is the only yellow-flowered native New Zealand broom, its large showy flowers are bird pollinated, whereas all other Carmichaelia flowers are small, and mauve, pink or white - and insect pollinated *

DSC 7291 William's broom Giantflowered native endemic rare broom Carmichaelia williamsii flowers North Island coastal yellow flowered bird pollinated