New Zealand Plants
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DSC_18136 Pingao, or Golden sand sedge (Ficinia spiralis) together with Shore spurge, or waiu atua (Euphorbia glauca). Found only in New Zealand. Once these dune plants would have been found on almost every sandy beach, from Northland to Stewart Island and the Chathams. Today only a few remnant populations remain. Tavora Reserve, Palmerston *
DSC18136PingaoGolden sand sedgeFiciniaspiralisShore spurgewaiu atuaEuphorbiaglaucadune plantsand dunesTavora ReservePalmerston