DSC_3328 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 *
DSC_3329 Chatham Island bog aster, or makora (Olearia semidentata) distant view of flowering shrubs scattered amongst banboo rush. This small erect tree with narrow leathery leaves, is usually associated with peat domes and wetlands, and rapidly colonises burnt moorland 'clears' and bog sites. Ocean Mail Reserve, Te Whanga Lagoon, Main Chatham Island *
11011-85022 Ngaio (Myoporum laetum) a solitary old tree frames a view of Otago Peninsula farmland with Papanui Inlet at low tide behind *
