List of flora and fauna

This page contains a full list of the flora and fauna that are known to exist in our Environmental Reserves.

List of flora known to exist in our Environmental Reserves

* = Exotic (introduced) plant

Botanical Name Common Name
Aceana anserinifolia Bidibidi
Aceana novae-zealandiae Bidibidi
* Acer pseudoplatanus Sycamore
* Achillaea millefoium Yarrow
* Agrostis capillaris Browntop
* Agrostis stolonifera Creeping bent
* Agrostis tenuis Browntop
* Alisma plantago-aquatica Water plantain
* Allium triquetrum Three-cornered garlic
* Alnus glutinosa Alder
* Alopecurus geniculatus Marsh fox-tall
* Alstromeria aurantiaca Flower
* Anagalius arvense Scarlet pimpernel
Anaphalis bellidioides
* Angelica sp.
* Anthroxanthum odoratum Sweet vernal
Apium australe New Zealand Celery
Apium prostratum
Aristotelia serrata Wineberry or Mako
Asplenium bulbiferum Hen and chicken fern or mauku
Asplenium falcatum Drooping spleenwort
Asplenium flaccidum Hanging spleenwort or Raukatauri
Asplenium lyalli Lyall’s Spleenwort
Asplenium obtusatum Shore Spleenwort
Asplenium polyodon
Asplenium scleroprium
Astelia fragrans Bush Lily or Kakaha
Astelia spp. Perching Lily
Astelia nervosa
Atriplex hastate
* Barbarea intermedia Winter cress
Bauma tenax
* Bellis perennis Lawn daisy
* Berberis darwinii Darwin’s barberry
* Betula pendula Silver Birch
Blechnum banksii Salt spray fern/Shore fern
Blechnum capense Native kiokio fern
Blechnum chambersii
Blechnum colensoi
Blechnum discolor Crown fern or Piupiu
Blechnum duram Coastal hard fern
Blechnum fluviatile Kiwakiwa
Blechnum lanceolatum Fern
Blechnum minus Swamp kiokio
Blechnum membranaceum Fern
Blechnum novae zelandiae kiokio
Blechnum penna marina Alpine hard fern
Blechnum procerum Fern/small kiokio
  Blechnum sp. ‘brown scale’ Common hard fern
Blechnum species no. 1 Kiokio
Brachyglottis rotundifolia
Callitriche petrieii Slender herb
Callitriche stagnalis Pond water –starwort
* Calystegia silvatica Convolvulus
Calystegia tuguriorum Native bindweed
* Capsella bursa-pastoris Shepard’s purse
Cardamine sp aff debilis Bitter cress
* Cardamine hirsuta Bitter cress
Carex genus Tussock
Carex appressa
Carex comans
Carex coriacea Cutty grass
Carex dissita
Carex littorosa
Carex secta Pukio
Carex trifida
Carex virgata Sedge
Carpodetus serratus Marbleleaf or Putaputaweta
Cassinia vauvilliersii Cottonwood
Centella uniflora Angiosperm/flowering plant
* Cerastium fontanum Mouse-ear chickweed
* Cerastium glomeratum Sticky chickweed
Chenopodium glacum ssp Ambiguum
Chionochloa rubra Red tussock
Chionochloa genus Tussock
* Cirsium arvense Californian thistle
* Cirsium lanceolatum Scotch or spear thistle
* Cirsium vulgare Scotch thistle
* Clayonia perfoliata Miners lettuce
Clematis foetidia Yellow flowered clematis
Clematis paniculata Puawhananga/white flowered Clematis
Clematis vitalba Old Man’s Beard
Colobanthus sp. Cushion plant
Colobanthus meullerii
Conium maculatum Hemlock
* Convolvulus Field bindweed
Coprosma areolata Small leaved shrub
Coprosma colensoi Stinkwood/karamu
Coprosma foetidissima Stinkwood
Coprosma grandiflora Kanono
Coprosma lucida Glossy karamu/karanga
Coprosma parviflora Small leaved shrub
Coprosma pedicellata Coprosma
Coprosma propinqua Mingimingi
Coprosma rhamnoides Divaricating native shrub
Coprosma rigida Coprosma
Coprosma robusta Coprosma
Coprosma rotundifolia Round leaved coprosma
Coprosma rubra Coprosma
Cordyline australis Cabbage tree or Ti
Coriaria arborescens
Coriaria sarmentosa Tutu
Cortaderia richardii Toetoe
Cotoneaster glaucophyllus Cotoneaster
* Cotoneaster siminsii Cotoneaster
  Cotula spp Water button/button weed
  Cotula coronopifera
  Cotula coronopifolia
  Crassula moschata
* Crataegus monogyna Hawthorn
* Crepis capillaris Hawksbeard
* Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora Montbretia
Ctenopteris heterophylla
* Cupressus macrocarpa Monterey cypress
* Cupressocyparis leylandii Leyland cypress
Cyathea smithii wheki
Cyathodes empetrifolia Prickly mingimingi
Cyathodes fraseri Shrub
Cyathodes juniperina Prickly mingimingi
Cythea smithii Soft tree fern
* Cytisus scoparius Broom
Dacrycarpus dacrydioides Kahikatea/White Pine
Dacrydium cupressinum Red Pine or Rimu
* Dactylus glomerata Cocksfoot
* Daphne laureola Spurge-laurel
Dichelachne crinita
Dicksonia fibrosa Ponga
Dicksonia squarrosa Tree fern or Wheki
* Digitalis purpurea Foxglove
  Disphyma australe
Dracophyllum longifolium Inaka / Inanga
Drosera pygmea
* Dryopteris filis-mas Male fern
Earina mucronata
Elaeocarpus hookerianus Pokaka
Eleocharis acuta
Eleocharis minus Club rush
Epilobium alsinoides Willowherb
Epilobium ciliatum Willow Herb
Epilobium komarovianum
Epilobium pedunculare Willow herb
Erechtites minima Coastal burnweed
* Eucalyptus spp. Eucalyptus
* Euonymus europaeus Spindleberry
Festuca genus Tussock
* Festuca arundinacea Tall fescue
Fuschia x colensoi Hybrid fuschia
Fuchsia excorticate Tree fuchsia or Kotukutuku
Fuchsia perscandens Climbing fuchsia
Gahnia sp. Saw-sedge
Galega officinalis Goat’s rue
Galeobdolon luteum Aluminium/Artillery Plant
* Galium aparine Cleaver
Galium propinquim Mawe
Gastrodia cunninghamii
Gaultheria antipoda Snowberry
Gaultheria macrostigma
Gentiana saxosa Shore gentian
Gleichenia dicarpa Swamp umbrella fern
* Glyceria declinata Floating sweet grass
Gnaphalium audax
Gnaphalium hookeri Shrub
Gonocarpus aggregatus
Grammitis billardierii
Grammitis magellanica sp. nothofageti Fern
* Grasses English Grass
Griselinia littoralis Broadleaf  or Kapuka
Gunnera dentata
Haloragis erecta
Hebe elliptica Kokomuka
Hebe salicifolia Koromiko
Hebe sp Hebe
* Hedera helix Ivy
Helichrysum filicaule Sub-alpine herb
Hierochloe redolens Holy Grass
Histiopteris incisa Water fern
Hoheria populnea Lacebark or houhere
Hoheria sexstylosa Lacebark
* Holcus lanatus Yorkshire fog
* Hydrangea spp. Hydrangea
Hydrocotyle americana Water-pennywort
Hydrocotyle heteromeria Pennywort or hydrocotyle
Hydrocotyle novae-selandiae Water pennywort
Hymenanthera alpina Evergreen woody shrub
Hymenophyllum bivalve Filmy fern
Hymenophyllum demissum Drooping filmy fern
Hymenophyllum dilatatum Filmy fern
Hymenophyllum flabellatum Filmy fern
Hymenophyllum rarum Filmy fern
Hymenophyllum revolutum Filmy fern
Hymenophyllum sanguim lentum Filmy fern
* Hypericum androaemumv Tutsan
* Hypochaeris radicata Catsear
Hypolepis ambigua Fern
Hypolepis distans Scrambling Ground Fern
Hypolepis millefolium
Hypolepis rufobarbata Fern
Hypolepis rugosula
Hypolepis tenuifolia Pressed Fern
Ileostylis micranthus
* Ilex aquifolium Holly
* Iris sp Iris
Isolepis cernua
Isolepis carnuus
Isolepis habrus
Isolepis praetextatus
Isolepis nodosus
Isolepis sp
* Juncus articulatus Jointed rush
* Juncus bufonius Toad rush
* Juncus bulbosus
* Juncus geraldii
Juncus gregiflorus Native rush
Juncus planiflorus
* Juncus procerus
Juncus sarophorus Native rush
Juncus spp. Rush
Kelleria lyallii
Korthalsella salicormioides
Lachnogrotis sp
* Lagarosiphon major Lagarosiphon
* Lapsana communis Nipplewort
Lastreopsis hispida
* Lemn minor Duckweed
Lepidosperme australe
Leptinella dioica
Leptocarpus similis
Leptopteris hymenophylloides Crepe fern
Leptospermum scoparium Tea tree or Manuka
Leptocarpus similis Jointed wire rush or oioi
Leucopogon fraseri
Lilaeopsis novae-zelandiae
Linum monogynum
* Lolium perenne Rye grass
* Lonicera periclymenum honeysuckle
Loranthus micranthus Mistletoe
* Lotus corniculatus Bird’s- foot- trefoil
* Lotus pedunculatus Lotus grass
* Lupinus arboreus Tree Lupin
* Lupinus spp. Lupin
Luzula sp
Luzuriaga parviflora Lanternberry plant
Lycopodium varium Hanging clubmoss
Macropiper excelsum Peppertree/Kawakawa
* Malus domesticus Apple
* Matricaria matricaroides Rayless chamomile
Mazus arenarius
Melicope simplex Shrub
Melicytus lanceolatus Mahoewao
Melicytus ramiflorus Whiteywood or Mahoe-wao
* Mentha spicata
Metrosideros diffusa Climbing rata or Akatea
Metrosideros mbellate Ironwood or (Southern) Rata
Microlaena avenacea Bush rice grass
* Mimulus guittatus Monkey musk
* Mimulus moschatus Muskflower
Moss spp Moss
Mosotus pygmea var pygmea
Muehlenbeckia australis Pohuehue
Muehlenbeckia complexa Pohuehue
* Mycelis muralis Wall’s Lettuce
Myosotis sp. Mouse ear/forget-me-not
Myosotis caespitose Water forget-me-not
* Myosotis laxa subsp caespitosa Water foget-me-not
Myosotis rakiura Mouse ear/forget-me-not
Myriophyllum propinquum Water milfoil
Myrsine australis Red Mapou or Matipo
Myrsine divaricata Weeping matipo
Neomyrtus pedunculata Rohutu
Nertera depressa Bead Plant
Nertera dichondrifolia Creeping ground cover
Nothofagus fusca NZ Red Beech
Nothofagus menziesii Silver Beech
Nothofagus solandri var cliffortioides Mountain Beech
Nertera setulosa
Nertera villosa
Olearia arborescens Tree daisy
Olearia colensoi Leatherwood or Tupare
Olearia nummularifolia Shrub daisy
Olearia oporina
Oreomyrrhis sp “coastal”
Ozothamnus vauvilliersii
Paesia scaberula
* Parentucella viscosa
Pernettya macrostigma Chamaephytic shrub
Parsonsia capularis Native Jasmine or Akakiore
Parsonsia heterophylla NZ Jasmine or kaihua
* Pasture grass’ sp Pasture grass
Patellaea rotundifolia Button Fern
Pennantia corymbosa Kaikomako
Pernettya macrostigma Chamaephytic shrub
Phormium tenax Flax or Harakeke
Phyllocladus alpinus Mountain toa toa
Phymatosorus diversifolius Hounds tongue fern or Kowaowao
Pimelea lyallii Southern sand daphne
Pimelea prostrata NZ Daphne
* Pinus radiata Radiata pine
Pittosporum colensoi Evergreen tree, Kohuhu cultivator
Pittosporum eugenioides Lemonwood or tarata
Pittosporum tenuifolium Kohuhu/Black Mapou
Plagianthus divaricatus Shore ribbonwood
Plagianthus regius Ribbonwood
* Plantago australis
Plantago lanceolata Narrow-leaved plantain
Plantago major Broad-leaved plantain
Plantago raoulii
Plantago triandra Starweed
Poa genus Tussocks
* Poa annua Annual bluegrass, annual wintergrass
Poa astonii Tussock
Poa cita /Poa laevis Silver tussock
Poa colensoi Blue Tussock
Podocarpus ferrugineus Miro
Podocarpus hallii Hall totara
Podocarpus spicatus Matai/Black Pine
Podocarpus totara Totara
Polystichum neozelandica Shield fern
Polystichum richardii Tutoke, shore field fern
Polystichum vestitum Prickly shield-fern
* Populus alba Silver poplar
* Populus nigra Poplar
* Populus sp Poplar
Pratia angulata
Prumnopitys ferruginea Miro/Brown Pine
Prumnopitys taxifolia Black Pine or Matai
* Prunella vulgaris Self heal
* Prunus avium Cherry
* Prunus cerasifera Plum
* Prunus laurocerasus Cherry laurel
* Prunus lusitanica Portugal laurel
Pseudognaphalium luteo-album
Pseudopanax arboreus Five finger/puahou
Pseudopanax colensoi Mountain five finger
Pseudopanax colensoi var fiordense
Pseudopanax colensoi var ternatus Three finger
Pseudopanax crassifolius Lancewood or Horoeka
Pseudopanax edgerleyi Raukawa
Pseudopanax simplex Three finger
Pseudopanax sp. aff. colensoi Mountain Fivefinger or Orihou
Pseudowintera colorata Pepperwood or Horopito
Psilotaceae tmesipteris spp Fork fern
Pteridium aquilinum Bracken
Pterostylis australis
Pteridium esculentum Bracken or Rarauhe
Pucinellia sp
Pyrrosia serpens Leather-leaved fern
* Quercus robur Oak
* Ranunculus repens Creeping buttercup
Raukawa anomalus Shrub
Raukawa edgerleyii
Raukawa simplex
* Rhododendron spp. Rhododendron
* Ribes sanguineum Flowering currant
Ripogonum scandens Supplejack or Kareao
Rorippa microphylla Watercress
* Rosa rubiginosa Sweet briar
Rubus australis Bush lawyer
Rubus cissoides Bush lawyer or Tataramoa
* Rubus fruticosus Blackberry
* Rubus laciniatus Blackberry – cut leaved
Rubus schmidelioides Bush lawyer
* Rumex acetosella Sorrel
* Rumex crispus Curled dock
Rumex neglectus
* Rumex obtusifolius Broad-leaved dock
Ruophra adiantiformis Climbing shield Fern
Rumohra adiantiformus
Rumohra hispida Hairy fern
Salicornia australis Chicken claw
* Salix spp. Weeping willow
* Salix caprea Pussy wilow
Salix cinerea Grey willow
* Salix fragilis Crack Willow
* Sambucus nigra Elderberry
Samolus repens Creeping Brookweed
Schedonorus phoenix Tall fescue
Schefflera digitata Seven finger or Pate
Schezeilema trifoliolatum Herb
Schoenus maschalinus
Schoenus nitens Shiny bog-sedge
Scirpus nodosus Sedge
Scirpus sp. Bulrush
* Sedum acre Goldmoss stonecrop
Selliera radicans Selleria
Senecio biserratus Jagged fireweed
Senecio glomeratus
* Senecio jacobaea Ragwort
Senecio mikanioides Ragwort
Senecio minimus Groundsel
Senecio wairauensis Mountain fireweed
* Solanum dulcamara Bittersweet
Solanum laciniatum Poroporo
Solanum nigrum Black nightshade
* Sonchus asper Prickly sow thistle
Sonchus kirkii Shore puha
* Sonchus oleraceus Sow thistle
Sophora microphylla Kowhai
* Sorbus acuparia Rowan
* Spartina sp
* Spergula arvensis
Stellaria gracilenta Small chickweed
* Stellaria graminea Stitchwort
* Stellaria media Chickweed
Stellaria parviflora Dicot Herb
Suaeda novae-zelandiae Sea blite
* Taraxicum officinale Dandelion
* Taxus baccata Yew
* Teline mospessulana Montpellier broom
Tetragonia trigyna Kokihi Beach Spinach, NZ spinach plant
Thelymitra longifolia
Tillaea moschata Vascular Plant
Tmsipteris elongata
Tradescantia fluminensis Wandering Willy
Trichomanes venosum Veined bristle fern, filmy fern
* Trifolium repens White clover
* Trifolium pratense Red clover
Triglochin striatum
* Tropaeololum speciosum Chilean flame flower
Tupeia antarctica Mistletoe
* Ulex europaeus Gorse
Uncinia clavata Hook grass
Uncinia uncinata Hook grass
Urtica incisa Native nettle
Uritca urens Nettle
* Vicia sativa Vetch
Vinca major Periwinkle
Viola cunninghamii Violet
Weinmannia racemosa Kamahi

 

List of fauna known to exist in our Environmental Reserves

Scientific Name Common Name
Acearanea sp. Spider
Anabium punctatium Common borer beetle
Anas gracilis Grey Teal
Anas superciliosa Grey Duck
Anthornis malaneura Bellbird
Apis mellifera Honey bee
Apocrita (suborder) Wasp
Ardea novaehollandiae White-faced Heron
Ardeidae family Bittern
Athene noctua Little Owl
Aythya novaeseelandiae Scaup
Bassaris generilla Red admiral
Branta canadensis Canada Goose
Bombus terrestris Bumble bee
Bos primigenius Cattle
Bowdleria punctata Fernbird
Calliphora quadrimaculata Native blue bottle
Carduelis carduelis Goldfinch
Carduelis flammea Redpoll
Chalcites lucidus Shining Cuckoo
Charadrius bicinctus Banded dotterel
Chilopoda Centipede
Chroicocephalus bulleri Black-billed gull
Chrysosossyx lucidus Shining Cuckoo or Pipiwharauroa
Cicadidae sp Cicadas
Circus approximans gouldi Australasian Harrier Hawk or Kahu
Clitarchus hookeri Stick insect – green and brown
Clubiona convoluta Spider
Crambus flexuosellus Common grass moth
Diea sp. Spider
Diplopoda Millipede
Dyarcyops orepukiensis Spider
Elseyornis melanops Black-fronted dotterel
Emberiza citronella Yellowhammer
Erinacues europaeus occidentalis Hedgehog
Eristalis tenax Dronefly
Eubalaena australis Southern right whale
Felis catus Feral cat
Finschia novaeseelandiae Brown Creeper or Pipipi
Forficula auricularia European earwig
Fringilla coelebs Chaffinch
Gerygone igata Grey warbler
Gymnorhina tibicen Magpie
Hanseniella sp. Bush centipede
Haematopus finschi South Island Pied Oystercatcher
Haemotopus ostralegus finschii Pied oyster catcher
Haemotopus unicolour Variable oystercatcher
Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae NZ wood pigeon or kereru
Hoplodactylus granulatus Forest gecko
Larus bulleri Black billed gull
Larus dominicus Black-backed gull
Larus novaehollandiae scopulinus Red billed gull
Leucocarbo chalconotus Stewart Island Shag
Litoria ewingi Whistling brown Australian tree frog
Litoria raniformis Green tree frog
Mecodema sp. Waisted ground beetle
Melanostoma fasciatum Hoverfly
Mus musculus Mouse
Musa domestica Common house fly
Mustela ermine Stoat
Mustela furo Ferret
Mustela nivalis Weasel
Ninox novaeseelandiae Morepork
Oeceticus omnivorus Case moth
Oncacontias vittatus Shield bug
Orthoclydon praefactata Flax-Looper Caterpillar
Orthoptera Weta
Oryctolagus cuniculuc Rabbit
Otariidae family Fur seal
Ovis aries Feral Sheep
Pachyptila turtur Fairy Prion
Pachyptila vittata Broad-billed Prion
Parasarcophagus milleri Striped flesh fly
Passer domesticus Sparrow
Pelagodroma marina New Zealand White-faced storm Petrel
Pelecanoides urinatrix New Zealand Diving Petrel
Petroica macrocephala Tomtit or Miromiro
Philaenus trimaculatus Spittle bug
Phylum mollusca Mollusc
Pieris rapae White Butterfly
Porcellia scaber Common slater
Porzana pusilla affinis Marsh crake
Porzana tabuensis Spotless crake
Prionoplus reticularis Huhu beetle
Procordulia smithii Ranger dragonfly
Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae Tui
Protohystrica alcis Tachinid parasite
Prunella modularis Hedge Sparrow
Puffinus griseus Sooty Shearwater
Pterodroma inexpectata Mottled Petrel
Pulmonata Snail
Pyrontota festiva Manuka beetle
Ranidae family Tree frog
Rattus Rat
Rhipidura fuliginosa Fantail
Staphylinidae Rove beetle
Sterna striata White fronted tern
Sturnus vulgaris Starling
Syrphus novaezealandiae Hoverfly
Tadorna variegata Paradise shelduck
Tatosoma timora Common forest looper
Theridiidae sp. Spider
Todirhamphus sanctus Kingfisher or Kotare
Trichosorus vulpecula Brush-tailed possum
Trite reauricoma Spider
Turdus merula Blackbird
Turdus philomelos Song thrush
Vanellus miles novaehollandiae Spur-winged plover
Wainuia urnula Land snail
Zealandotipula novarae Cranefly
Zosterops lateralis Silvereye