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
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.
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
Muehlenbeckia astonii
…Some sites in North Canterbury discovered in the 1950s and 1960s: Balmoral, Weka Pass, Waikari Stream, Waiau, and along the Waipara River. Kaitorete Spit at Lake Ellesmere (containing 90% of the world population), and Birdling's Flat and Lake Forsyth at the southwestern edge of Banks Peninsula. M. astonii…
Kaitorete Spit separating Lake Ellesmere / Te Waihora from the Canterbury Bight