DSC_7267 Leatherwood, Mutton-bird scrub, or tupare (Olearia colensoi var. colensoi) small, purple flowers, arranged in a spike. A bushy leathery shrub, in places forming impenetrable thickets in subalpine areas or at sea level in far south. Hoho Bay, Snares Islands *
DSC_5211 Mountain akeake (Olearia avicenniifolia) white flowerhead, though they may sometimes be mauve to pink. A 'daisy bush' found throughout the South Island in lowland to montane scrub. Eglington Valley, Fiordland *