DSC_3428 Southern rata (Metrosideros umbellata) the opening buds of an unusual yellow-flowered form from the forest above Otira River *
DSC_0025 Southern rata (Metrosideros umbellata) unusual yellow-flowered form from the forest above Otira River *
IMG_0038 Southern rata (Metrosideros umbellata) typical scarlet flowers on forest trees scattered through forest canopy in January. One distinctive, yellow-flowering rata tree is also visible. Otira River *