DSC_2735 Mountain kiokio (Parablechnum montanum) 'pink' fronds, are the result of red pigments called anthocyanins, which act as a sunscreen' to protect the growing tips of the new leaves. Grows from Mt Pirongia south, on the North, South, Chatham, Antipodes, Auckland and Campbell Islands. Col Lyall, Campbell Island *
DSC_2736 Mountain kiokio (Parablechnum montanum) 'pink' fronds, are the result of red pigments called anthocyanins, which act as a sunscreen' to protect the growing tips of the new leaves. Grows from Mt Pirongia south, on the North, South, Chatham, Antipodes, Auckland and Campbell Islands. Col Lyall, Campbell Island *
DSC_4993 Crown fern, or piupiu (Lomaria discolor) growing beneath treefern in a mixed broadleaf podocarp forest. Found throughout New Zealand, this fern usually prefers the drier forests from sea level to 900m. It is a handsome upright fern, with a 'shuttlecock' shaped crown. Peel forest *
