DSC_0495 Kirks broom, or Climbing broom (Carmichaelia kirkii) flowers of a sprawling or climbing, nearly leafless greyish brown shrub, which is usually associated with grey scrub communities of the eastern South Island, particularly those along riverbanks and gorges, or on poorly drained river terraces. Lake Pukaki *
11009-20316 Dwarf carmichaelia (Carmichaelia nana) in flower. Inhabits stable volcanic dunes and mounds in the central North Island, and riverbeds terraces and screes in the eastern South Island from southern Marlborough to Otago. Inland Canterbury *
11009-20219 Stout dwarf broom (Carmichaelia monroi) in flower. A rare, very low growing broom consisting of erect flattened yellow-green branches with blunt orange or red tips. Inhabits stable slopes, terraces, small islands in braided riverbeds, or amongst loose rock, scree debris, or eroding soil edges bordering scree and tussock. Lake Heron *
