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Celmisia longifolia. Te Aroha

Leaves, 3 ½–4 inches long, .1 inch broad, revolute, covered with a grey tomentum, especially on the under surface, rather coriaceous, uniform in colour to the base. Scapes rather stiff, cottony; bracts linear. Involucral scales cottony; points brown. Rays many, .5 inch long. Pappus hairs numerous, stiff, .3 inch long. Achene glabrous, white, .25 inch long.

The following list of plants, observed at Te Aroha, cannot be regarded as complete; for although I made two visits to the district, they were both in the month of January. This will partly account for the few orchids observed, as they flower early, and at a later season are easily overlooked. Indeed, the presence of Myrtus ralphii and M. obcordata mentioned above, but not included in my list, rests on the testimony of my friend Mr. Cheeseman, who observed several plants not seen by me. My exploration, of the mountain commenced at an elevation of about 2,000 feet, where I was cataloguing for some days before I visited the base or the summit, and this led me to remark on the locality of the plants in my catalogue, as the absence of some plants and the presence of others on the mountain side were to me alike surprising.

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  • Catalogue of Flowering Plants and Ferns observed at Te Aroha Mountain.

  • Clematis indivisa, Willd. On the mountain side.

  • C. hexasepala, DC. Outskirts of the forest.

  • Ranunculus plebeius, Br. Outskirts of the forest.

  • R. rivularis, Banks and Sol. Flat and marshy ground.

  • Drimys axillaris, Forst. Ascending to high elevations.

  • Nasturtium palustre, DC. Low and damp places.

  • Cardamine hirsuta, Linn. Outskirts of forest.

  • C. stylosa, DC. Outskirts of forest.

  • Viola filicaulis, Hook. f. Marshy ground.

  • Melicytus ramiflorus, Forst. Ascending to high elevations.

  • Pittosporum tenuifolium, Banks and Sol. Near banks of streams on the flat.

  • P. umbellatum, " "

  • P. crassifolium, " "

  • P. cornifolium, A. Cunn. High elevations.

  • Stellaria parviflora, Banks and Sol. Low levels near mountain streams.

  • Hypericum japonicum, Thumb. Flat and marshy ground.

  • Aristotelia racemosa, Hook. f. Widespread.

  • A. fruticosa, Hook. f. Mountain lake.

  • Elæocarpus dentatus, A. Cunn. Common at high elevations.

  • Geranium dissectum, Linn. On mounds in the flat.

  • G. microphyllum, Hook. f. On mounds in the flat.

  • Pelargonium australe, Willd. Common on low grounds.

  • Oxalis corniculata, Linn. Common on low grounds.

  • Melicope ternata, Forst. Outskirts of forest.

  • M. simplex, A. Cunn. Low ground, banks of streams.

  • Dysoxylum spectabile, Hook. f. Ascending more than 2,000 feet.

  • Pomaderris phylicifolia, Forst. On the flat.

  • Alectryon excelsum, DC. Outskirts of the forest.

  • Corynocarpus Iævigata, Forst. Outskirts of the forest.

  • Coriaria ruscifolia, Linn. Along Wairongomai Creek.

  • Carmichælia australis, Br. Banks of Waihou.

  • Sophora tetraptera, Aiton. Outskirts of the forest.

  • Rubus australis, Forst. Outskirts of the forest.

  • Potentilla anserina, Linn. On the flat.

  • Acæna sanguisorbæ, Vahl. On the flat.

  • Quintinia serrata, A. Cunn. Mountain top.

  • Q. elliptica, Hook. f. Mountain top.

  • Ixerba breaxioides, A. Cunn. Mountain top.

  • Carpodetus serratus, Forst. Ascending to high elevations.

  • Weinmannia sylvicola, Banks & Sol. Ascending to high elevations.

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  • W. racemosa, Forst. Mountain top.

  • Drosera binata, Labill. Low and swampy ground.

  • D. auriculata, Backhouse. On the flat.

  • Haloragis alata, Jacq. Outskirts of the forest.

  • H. tetrogyna, Labill. On the flat.

  • H. depressa, Hook. f. At high elevations.

  • H. micrantha, Br. On the flat.

  • Myriophyllum elatinoides, Gaudichaud. Wet places on the flat.

  • M. variæfolium, Hook. f. Streams near Waihou.

  • M. robustum, Hook. f. Mountain lake.

  • Callitriche verna, Linn. Swampy places.

  • Leptospermum scoparium, Forst. Outskirts of the forest.

  • L. ericoides, A. Rich. Mountain sides.

  • Metrosideros florida, Sm. Ascending to high elevations.

  • M. diffusa, Smith. Ascending to high elevations.

  • M. hypericifolia, A. Cunn. Ascending to high elevations.

  • M. scandens, Banks & Sol. Ascending to high elevations.

  • Myrtus bullata, Banks & Sol. Outskirts of forest.

  • M. pedunculata, Hook. f. Near mountain lake.

  • Eugenia maire, A. Cunn. Near mountain lake.

  • Fuchsia excorticata, Linn. Ascending to summit.

  • Epilobium nummularifolium, A. Cunn. Near streams in the flat.

  • E. alsinoides, A. Cunn. Near streams in the flat.

  • E. rotundifolium, Forst. Near streams in the flat.

  • E. glabellum, Forst. On the mountain side.

  • E. tetragonum, Linn. On the mountain side.

  • E. junceum, Forst. On the mountain side.

  • E. pubens, A. Rich. In marshy places on the flat.

  • E. billardierianum, Seringe. In marshy places on the flat.

  • S. pallidiflorum, Sol. In marshy places on the flat.

  • Hydrocotyle asiatica, Linn. In marshy places on the flat.

  • H. dissecta, Hook. f. Near banks of streams.

  • H. pterocarpa, F. Muell. On dry mounds on the flat.

  • H. novæ-zealandiæ, DC. On dry mounds on the flat.

  • H. moschata, Forst. On the mountain side.

  • Daucus brachiatus, Sieber. On the flat.

  • Panax simplex, Forst. Summit of the mountain.

  • P. edgerleyi, Hook. f. Dividing range.

  • P. crassifolium, Dcne. and Planch. Mountain side.

  • P. colensoi, Hook. f. Mountain side.

  • P. arboreum, Forst. Ascending to the summit.

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  • P. sinclairii, Hook. f. Summit of the mountain.

  • Schefflera digitata, Forst. Mountain side.

  • Griselinia lucida, Forst. Mountain side.

  • G. littoralis, Raoul Choix. Mountain side.

  • Alseuosmia macrophylla, A. Cunn. Mountain side.

  • Coprosma lucida, Forst. Ascending to high elevations.

  • C. grandifolia, Hook. f. Ascending to high elevations.

  • C. robusta, Raoul. Ascending from the flat to 1,500 feet.

  • C. spathulata, A. Cunn. Mountain side.

  • C. rotundifolia, A. Cunn. On the flat.

  • C. fœtidissima, Forst. Ascending to high elevations.

  • C. colensoi, Hook. f. Summit.

  • Nertera dichondræfolia, Hook. f. Mountain lake.

  • N. cunninghamii, Hook f. On the flat.

  • Galium tenuicaule, A. Cunn. On the flat.

  • Lagenophora forsteri, DC. On the flat.

  • L. petiolata, Hook. f. On the dividing range.

  • Olearia cunninghamii, Hook. f. Outskirts of the forest.

  • O. albida, Hook. f. On the flat.

  • Celmisia longifolia, Cass. On the dividing range.

  • Gnaphalium luteo-album, Linn. Near streams in the flat.

  • G. involucratum, Forst. Near streams in the flat.

  • Raoulia australis, Hook f. Mountain streams.

  • R. tenuicaulis, Hook. f. Gravelly beds of streams.

  • Cotula coronopifolia, Linn. Near hot springs only.

  • C. australis, Hook. Waysides.

  • Erechtites arguta, DC. Upper course of Wairongomai Creek.

  • E. prenanthoides, DC. Upper course of Wairongomai Creek.

  • E. quadridentata, DC. Upper course of Wairongomai Creek.

  • Senecio glastifolius, Hook. f. Summit of the mountain.

  • Brachyglottis repanda, Forst. Wairongomai Creek.

  • Taraxacum dens-leonis, Desf. Hot springs.

  • Sonchus oleraceus, Linn. Mountain sides.

  • Pratia angulata, Hook f. Mountain streams.

  • Lobelia anceps, Thunberg. Not common on the flat.

  • Wahlenbergia gracilis, A. Rich. On the flat.

  • Gaultheria antipoda, Forst. High elevations.

  • Cyathodes acerosa, Br. High elevations.

  • Leucopogon fasciculatus, A. Rich. High elevations.

  • L. fraseri, A. Cunn. Mounds on the flat.

  • Epacris pauciflora, A. Rich. Mounds on the flat.

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  • Dracophyllum latifolium, A Cunn. Abundant near the summit.

  • D. menziesii, Hook. f. Abundant near the summit.

  • D. urvilleanum, A. Rich. Growing on rocks near the summit.

  • Myrsine salcina, Howard, M.SS. Mountain side.

  • M. urvillei, A. DC. Mountain side.

  • Olea cunninghamii, Hook. f. Numerous at an elevation of 2,000 feet.

  • O. lanceolata, Hook. f. Numerous at an elevation of 2,000 feet.

  • O. montana, Hook. f. Numerous at an elevation of 2,000 feet.

  • Parsonsia albiflora, Raoul. Mountain sides.

  • P. rosea, Raoul. Mountain sides.

  • Geniostoma ligustrifolia, A. Cunn. Mountain sides.

  • Calystegia sepium, Linn. Common on the flat.

  • Dichondra repens, Forst. Near the banks of Waihou.

  • Solanum aviculare, Forst. Upper course of Wairongomai Creek.

  • S. nigrum, Linn. Outskirts of the forest.

  • Veronica salicifolia, Forst. Common on the flat.

  • Rhabdothamnus solandri, A. Cunn. Outskirts of forest.

  • Vitex littoralis, A. Cunn. Mountain side.

  • Teucridium parviflorum, Hook. f. River banks.

  • Chenopodium glaucum, Linn. Hot springs.

  • Polygonum minus, Huds. River bed.

  • P. aviculare, Linn. In streams near River Waihou.

  • Muhlenbeckia adpressa, Lab. On the flat.

  • M. complexa, Meisn. Upper course of Wairongomai Creek.

  • Piper excelsum, Forst. Outskirts of the forest.

  • Peperomia urvilleana, A. Rich. Outskirts of the forest.

  • Hedycarya dentata, Forst. Mountain side.

  • Laurelia novæ-zealandiæ, Hook. f. Outskirts of forest.

  • Bulschmudia tarairi, Hook f. Mountain side.

  • B. taua, Hook f. Ascending to high elevations.

  • Litsæa calicaris, Hook. f. Outskirts of the forest.

  • Persoonia toro, A. Cunn. Mountain side.

  • Knightia excelsa, Br. Mountain side.

  • Pimelea prostrata, Vahl. Along the beds of streams in the flat.

  • Loranthus tetrapetalus, Forst. At high elevations.

  • Fusonus cunninghamii, Hook. f. Mountain sides.

  • Parahophis mycrophyllis, Raoul Choix. Along River Waihou.

  • Elatostemma rugosum, A. Cunn. Mountain sides.

  • Fagus menziesii, Hook. f. Summit of the mountain.

  • F. fusca, Hook. f. High elevations.

  • Libocedrus bidwillii, Hook. f. Near the summit.

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  • Phyllocladus glauca. High elevations.

  • P. trichomanoides, Don. High elevations.

  • P. alpina, Hook. f. Summit of the mountain.

  • Dacrydium cupressinum, Soland. High elevations.

  • D. intermedium. Mountain lake.

  • Podocarpus ferruginea, Don. Mountain side.

  • P. totara, A. Cunn. Mountain side.

  • P. dacrydioides, A. Rich. Along the banks of Waihou.

  • Agathis australis, Lambert. Mountain side.

  • Earina mucronata, Lindl. High elevations.

  • E. autumnalis, Hook. f. High elevations.

  • Dendrobium cunninghamii, Lindl. High elevations.

  • Bolbophyllum pygmæum, Lindl. High elevations.

  • Sarcochilus adversus, Hook f. High elevations.

  • Corysanthes triloba, Hook. f. Near the summit.

  • C. oblonga, Hook. f. Near the summit.

  • C. rotundifolia, Hook. f. Near the summit.

  • C. rivularis, Hook. f. Mountain side.

  • Chiloglottis cornuta, Hook. f. Mountain side.

  • Pterostylis banksii, Brown. Mountain side.

  • Thelymitra longifolia, Forst. On the flat.

  • Orthoceras solandri, Lindl. Outskirts of the forest.

  • Libertia ixioides, Sprengel. Outskirts of the forest.

  • L. micrantha, A. Cunn. Near the summit.

  • Freycinetia banksii, A. Cunn. Mountain side.

  • Typha angustifolia, Linn. Marshy places in the flat.

  • Sparganium simplex, Huds. Marshy places in the flat.

  • Potamogeton natans, Linn. In streams and ponds.

  • P. polygonifolius. In streams and ponds.

  • Rhipogonum scandens, Forst. Ascending to high elevations.

  • Callixene parviflora, Forst. Near the summit.

  • Cordyline australis, Hook. f. On the flat.

  • C. banksii, Hook. f. Summit of the mountain.

  • C. indivisa, Kunth. Not seen but doubtless growing on the mountain.

  • C. pumilio, Hook f. Near the summit.

  • Dianella intermedia, Endl. Outskirts of the forest.

  • Astelia cunninghamii, Hook. f. Ascending to high elevations.

  • A. solandri, A. Cunn. Ascending to high elevations.

  • A. banksii, A. Cunn. On the summit of mountain.

  • A. grandis. On the summit of mountain.

  • A. trinervia. Near the summit.

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  • Arthropodium candidum, Raoul. Near mountain streams.

  • Phormium tenax, Forst. Low and marshy ground.

  • P. colensoi, Hook. f. Outskirts of the forest.

  • Areca sapida, Soland. Mountain side.

  • Juncus communis, E. Meyer. Low grounds.

  • J. planifolius, Br. Mountain side.

  • J. bufonius, Linn. Mountain side.

  • J. holoschœnus, Br. Mountain side.

  • Cyperus ustulatus, A. Rich. On the flat.

  • Eleocharis sphacelata, Br. Swampy ponds.

  • E. acuta, Br. On the flat.

  • Scirpus riparius, Br. Wet places on the flat.

  • S. inundatus, Br. Wet places on the flat.

  • S. nodosus, Br. Wet places on the flat.

  • S. lacustris, Linn. Wet places on the flat.

  • S. maritimus, Linn. Wet places on the flat.

  • Isolepis prolifer, Br. Wet places on the flat.

  • Schœnus axillaris, Hook. f. Outskirts of the forest.

  • S. tendo, Banks and Sol. Dividing range.

  • S. brownii, Hook. f. Mountain side.

  • Lepidosperma australe, Labill. Mounds on the flat.

  • Cladium articulatum, Br. Swamps on the flat.

  • Cladium glomeratum, Br. Low swampy places.

  • C. teretifolium, Br. Mountain lake.

  • C. junceum, Br. On the flat.

  • Gahnia setifolia, Hook. f. Outskirts of the forest.

  • G. hectori. High elevations.

  • G. lacera, Steudel. Mountain sides.

  • G. arenaria, Hook. f. On the dividing range.

  • Uncinia australis, Persoon. Mountain side.

  • U. ferruginea, Boott. Mountain side.

  • U. rupestris, Raoul. Mountain side.

  • U. banksii, Boott. Outskirts of the forest.

  • Carex virgata, Solander. On the flat.

  • C. gaudichaudiana, Kunth. Low and swampy places.

  • C. ternaria, Forst. Low and swampy places.

  • C. forsteri, Wahlenberg. Outskirts of the forest.

  • C. pseudo-cyperus. Swampy places.

  • C. dissita, Solander. Swampy places.

  • C. vacillans, Solander. Mountain side.

  • Microlæna stipoides, Br. On the flat.

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  • M. avenacea, Hook. f. Mountain side.

  • M. polynoda, Hook. f. On the flat.

  • Hierochloe redolens, Br. Swamps.

  • Pasaslum distichum, Burman. Swamps.

  • Isachne australis, Br. Swamps.

  • Echinopogon ovatus, Palisot. Pasture land on the flat.

  • Dichelachne crinita, Hook. f. Pasture land on the flat.

  • D. sciurea, Hook. f. Pasture land on the flat.

  • Sporobolus indicus, Br. Pasture land on the flat:

  • Deyeuxia billardieri, Br. Near hot springs.

  • D. avenoides, Hook. f. Near hot springs.

  • D. youngii, Hook. f. High grounds.

  • D. quadriseta, Br. On the flat.

  • Arundo conspicua, Forst. Swamps.

  • Danthonia semi-annularis, Br. Outskirts of the forest.

  • Deschampsia cæspitosa, Palisot. Low grounds.

  • Glyceria stricta, Hook. f. Mountain side.

  • Poa anceps, Forst. Mountain side.

  • Triticum multiflorum, Banks and Sol. Pasture land on the flat.

  • Gymnostichum gracile, Hook. f. Mountain side.

  • Gleichenia dicarpa, Br. In swampy ground.

  • G. flabellata, Br. Mountain side.

  • G. cunninghamii, Howard. Mountain side.

  • Cyathea medullaris, Swartz. Mountain side.

  • C. dealbata, Swartz. Mountain side.

  • Hemitelia smithii, Hook. f. Mountain side.

  • Dicksonia squarrosa, Swartz. Mountain side.

  • D. lanata, Col. in Tasm. Journ. Mountain side.

  • Hymenophyllum rarum, Br. Near the summit of the mountain.

  • H. polyanthos, Swartz. Near the summit of the mountain.

  • H. javanicum, Wallich. Near the summit of the mountain.

  • H. demissum, Swartz. Near the summit of the mountain.

  • H. flabellatum, Labill. Near the summit of the mountain.

  • H. scabrum, A. Rich. Near the summit of the mountain.

  • H. dilatatum, Swartz. Near the summit of the mountain.

  • H. rufescens, Carmichael. Near the summit of the mountain.

  • H. malingii, Hook. On the summit.

  • H. tunbridgense, Smith. On the summit.

  • H. multifidum, Swartz. Common on the mountain.

  • H. bivalve, Swartz. Common on the mountain.

  • H. minimum, A. Rich. Summit.

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  • Trichomanes reniforme, Forst. Summit.

  • T. humile, Forst. Near the summit.

  • T. strictum, Menzies. Rocky elevated places.

  • Davallia novæ-zealandiæ, Col. Outskirts of the forest.

  • Lindsæa trichomanoides, Swartz. Mountain side.

  • Adiantum affine, Willdenow. Outskirts of the forest.

  • Adiantum fulvum, Raoul. Outskirts of the forest.

  • A. hispidulum, Swartz. On the flat.

  • Hypolepis tenuifolia, Bernhardi. Mountain side.

  • Pellæa rotundifolia, Forst. On the flat.

  • P. falcata, Br. Outskirts of the forest.

  • Pteris tremula, Br. Outskirts of the forest.

  • Pt. aquilina, Linn. On the flat.

  • Pt. scaberula, A. Rich. Mountain side.

  • Pt. macilenta, A. Rich. Outskirts of the forest.

  • Pt. incisa, Thunberg. Mountain side.

  • Lomaria patersoni, A. Cunn. Mountain side.

  • L. discolor, Willdenow. Mountain side.

  • L. lanceolata, Sprengel. Mountain side.

  • L. procera, Sprengel. Hot springs.

  • L. filiformis, A. Cunn. Mountain side.

  • L. nigra, Colenso. Mountain streams.

  • L. fluviatilis, Sprengel. Mountain side.

  • L. membranacea, Colenso. Mountain side.

  • L. fraseri, A. Cunn. Mountain side.

  • Doodia media, Br. On the flat.

  • Asplenium obtusatum, Forst. On the flat.

  • A. falcatum, Lamarck. Mountain side.

  • A. hookerianum, Colenso. Swampy places on the flat.

  • A. bulbiferum, Forst. Mountain side.

  • A. flaccidum, Forst. Mountain side.

  • A. lucidum, Forst. Mountain side.

  • Aspidium richardii, Hook. Outskirt of the forest.

  • A. oculatum, Hook. Mountain side.

  • A. capense. Near the summit.

  • Nephrodium decompositum, Br. Mountain side.

  • N. hispidum, Hook. Mountain side.

  • Polypodium punctatum, Forst. Mountain side.

  • P. pennigerum, Forst. Mountain side.

  • P. australe, Mettenius. Mountain side.

  • P. grammitidis, Br. On trees at high elevations.

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  • P. tenellum, Forst. On trees at high elevations.

  • P. cunnighamii, Hook. On trees at high elevations.

  • P. billardieri, Br. On trees at high, elevations.

  • P. rugulosum, Labill. Mountain side.

  • Todea hymenophylloides, Presl. Mountain side.

  • T. superba, Hook. At an elevation from 2,000 feet to 2,600 feet.

  • Schizæa bifida, Swartz. High elevations.

  • Lygodium articulatum, A. Rich. Mountain side.

  • Ophioglossum lusitanicum, Willdenow. Near swamps.

  • Botrychium ternatum, Swartz. Banks of streams in the flat.

  • Lycopodium varium, Br. Near the summit.

  • L. billardieri, Spreng. Mountain sides.

  • L. densum, Labill. On the dividing range.

  • L. laterale, Br. High elevations.

  • L. clavatum, Linn. High elevations.

  • L. volubile, Forst. High elevations.

  • Tmesipteris forsteri, Endlicher. High elevations.

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