New Zealand Alpine Flora

[David L]

Here are a  few more plant pictures. A feature of the area is the coastal turf vegetation. If you look carefully in the last photograph of the first set you can see the fragments of kelp just above where the people are crouching. We did not find anything unusual or rare.
1. Glasswort (Sarcocornia quinqueflora subsp. quinqueflora).
2. Senecio carnosulus. This plant is classified as naturally uncommon notwithstanding my earlier comments.
3. A cascade of mosses and liverworts growing on a seepage down the cliff face.
4. Detail of bryophytes.
5. A fringe of Hebe elliptica growing on the cliff edge.
6. Black-backed gulls.

[Toole]

Interesting pics David

I was down on the coast today a bit further south of you trying to locate Luzuriaga parviflora ,(Lantern Berry) ,in the coastal forest --my 2nd visit without any luck ...... :' I'm now thinking that although it's been 'recorded' as being in the area ,it's very localized.

Cheers Dave.

[David L]

Dave,

Luzuriaga is down in the Catlins near Papatowai and it is up on the Longwoods as well. Since you did not find it I will pop in a photo I took in the Longwoods about a year ago for you.

[RickR]

Interesting photos, David.

What is it that is to the lower right of the Senecio?

[Booker]

Interesting photos, David.

What is it that is to the lower right of the Senecio?

I noticed that Rick ... looks like a species of Salicornia?

[Lori S.]

Perhaps it's another of the glassworts (Sarcocornia quinqueflora subsp. quinqueflora) that was shown in the previous set of photos?

[David L]

Interesting photos, David.

What is it that is to the lower right of the Senecio?

Lori  and Cliff are correct.It is Sarcocornia quinqueflora subsp quinqueflora formerly known as Salicornia australis. Here are a couple of pictures of the plant; covering the salt flats at the entrance of the Otago Harbour at Aramoana, and a close up of the plants with flowers

[Hoy]

David, very interesting! I am familiar with (some parts of) the Norwegian coast (it is roughly 25000km long if you add all the islands!) but your coast is quite different from anything here. Some plants are similar of course but some are very unfamiliar!

[cohan]

Interesting views! Ocean coastlines are much more exotic (at least much farther away!) here than mountains