Photograph shows the fern frond of the Silver Fer, New Zealand's national emblem. FERNS, CLIMBERS , FUNGI AND GROUND PLANTS FOUND GROWING IN THE CORONATION RESERVE. FERNS I have named the Genus and or species where I am fairly sure, but as it is very difficult to identify ferns from photographs, I will leave it to the experts, who may wish to email me to help with identification.
Microsorum pustalatum - Hounds Tongue, Kowaowao, has a range of frond forms from juvenile to mature fronds.
Asplenium onlongifolium - Shining Spleenwort or Huruhuruwhenua.
Hymenophyllum species. Filmy Fern.
A new frond of a Siver Fern - Cyathea dealbata. Unfortunately this fern has been badly vandalised.
The underside of a Silver Fer frond - Cyathea dealbata.
Cyathea dealbata.
Blechnum species, possiblt B. discolour.
A group of ferns growing beside a large kauri tree. Possibly Blechnum discolour.
New Zealand Bracken Fern. Found growing at the Russell Road end of the reserve beside the new staircases.
Possibly a species of Adiantum found from North Cape to the Bay of Plenty..
Possibly Adiantum hispidulum.
Blechnum or Doodia species.
This fern is growing in Taraire leaves.
Another photograph taken under Taraire trees.
Possibly Grammitis species.
CLIMBERS.
This invasive Asparagus scandens fern is gradually taking over latge portions of the reserve.
Supplejack (Ripogonum scandens.
A young bush-lawyer (Rubus cissoids) Maori Name - Taramoa or Tataramoa, begins its climb.
MOSSES ETC.
Possibly Selaginella moellendorffii, another introduced fspecies, but this one is from South East Asia.
Selaginella kraussiana - is a natutalised species originally from central and southern Africa, but common throughout Northland.
SEDGES AND GRASSES
EPYPHYTES
Astelia banksii. Common in Northland bush and in the Coronation Reserve where it can be seen up in trees and on the ground.
OTHER GROUND PLANTS.
Dracophyllum species. possibly D. ;atifolium.
Deacophyllum latifolium is only found in Northland to central North island - Gisborne region.
Wetlands.
RAUPO, Bulrush - Typha angustifolia, showing flower head. Leaves used in weaving.
NB - the other plant is an invasive Ageratum species.
FUNGI
Above top left: A rather ugly shelf fungi: Right: Lichen, a combination of Algae and a Fungus growing together in a symbiotic relationship. Above left & right, a rather delicate shelf fungi.
The small puff ball right, opens into a chain fungus.
Taken in Cafler Park after wood chips were spread around trees.