11009-19609 Coral broom (Carmichaelia crassicaulis) flowers of a rare robust shrub with erect leafless thick blunt-tipped grooved branches inhabiting dryer well-drained sites in alpine tussock grassland. Rock and Pillar Range, Inland Otago *
11009-19607 Coral broom (Carmichaelia crassicaulis) flowers of a rare robust twig-like shrub with erect leafless thick blunt-tipped grooved branches. It inhabits dryer well-drained sites in alpine tussock grassland. Heavy grazing by stock and introduced browsing animals these days ensures most plants never get to reach their full height of almost 2m. Rock and Pillar Range, Inland Otago *
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 *
