DSC_6374 Shore spurge, or waiuatua (Euphorbia glauca) is in serious decline because of human activity, and the changes we have brought to our sand dunes, particularly through farming, development, and erosion. Population remnants are now vulnerable to sudden decline. This restored and replanted dune, protected by fences and signs is at Caroline Bay, Timaru
DSC_6149 Bush lawyer, or tataramoa (Rubus cissoides) an unusual pink flowered form - flowers are typically white. Coastal to montane. Usually in forest but also found in scrub, and on the margins of wetlands. Waihi Gorge, Canterbury *
DSC_6140 Bush lawyer, or tataramoa (Rubus cissoides) an unusual pink flowered form - flowers are typically white. Coastal to montane. Usually in forest but also found in scrub, and on the margins of wetlands. Waihi Gorge, Canterbury *