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Rain in the Oparara has brought a change to the river ecosystem

Our lovely Oparara river has turned milk coffee brown after rain.   A series of slips in the…


Sweet fern - Pteris macilenta - some differences

We have a stack of Pteris ferns here, known as Sweet fern or Brakes.The typical fern here is Pteris…


Under the microscope - Hymenophyllum sanguinolentum

We have many, many filmy ferns in Karamea called Hymenophyllum.  Kahurangi is a wet place and filmy…


Under the microscope - Zotovs bastard grass

If there's one thing that Kiwis love it's a good sarcastic name.  This one is not really a grass,…


Up close and personal - a Kahikatea mast

Kahikatea (Dacrycarpus dacrydioides) is masting this year.  A mast is a season of major flowering…


Up close and personal - Metrosideros fulgens

Metrosideros fulgens is often known as Scarlet Rātā Vine.  it is everywhere here late summer in to…


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