Kaitorete Spit
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Kaitorete Spit is a long finger of land which extends along the coast of Canterbury in the South Island of New Zealand. It runs west from Banks Peninsula for 25 kilometres, and separates the shallow L
Kaitorete Spit separating Lake Ellesmere / Te Waihora from the Canterbury Bight
Muehlenbeckia astonii
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Muehlenbeckia astonii, commonly known as the shrubby tororaro, is an endemic New Zealand shrub in the family Polygonaceae. It is found in both the North and the South Islands and has distinctive small
Kaitorete Spit
…became Lake Ellesmere / Te Waihora. The barrier is of considerable ecological significance and is home to the majority of the surviving specimens of shrubby tororaro (Muehlenbeckia astonii) – a nationally endangered endemic plant. The Kaitorete Spit dune habitat also contains a distinctive moth fauna with naturally…
Muehlenbeckia astonii
M. astonii's distinctive interlaced branches and heart-shaped leaves
One mature fruit and seed at bottom, and an immature seed (recently pollinated flower) above.
The flowers of M. astonii are inconspicuous, being pale and only 3 mm across.