New Zealand Plants

DSC_3329 Chatham Island bog aster, or hangatare (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 *