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New Zealand has ten species of tree ferns, [2] but there are numerous ground, climbing and perching smaller ferns to be found throughout the countries forests, the largest of which is the king fern. [ 3 ]
The New Zealand Plant Conservation Network has published a list of New Zealand indigenous vascular plants including all 574 native trees and shrubs. [1] This list also identifies which trees are endemic to New Zealand and which are threatened with extinction.
The tree has been described as "New Zealand's most famous tree" and called "one of the most photographed trees in all New Zealand." [2] [1] A photograph of the tree by Dennis Radermacher won the 2014 New Zealand Geographic photo of the year award. [3]
This category contains articles related to the native flora of New Zealand, following the WikiProject Plants' use of the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD). "New Zealand" is as politically defined, and is divided into the following phytogeographic regions: Antipodean Islands (the New Zealand Subantarctic ...
New Zealand had a 2019 Forest Landscape Integrity Index mean score of 7.12/10, ranking it 55th globally out of 172 countries. [10] In addition to terrestrial plants, New Zealand is home to many species of algae. Many species of southern bull kelp are found along the coasts of the main islands, Chatham Islands and the Subantarctic Islands. [11] [12]
Tāne Mahuta is the most famous tree in New Zealand, along with Te Matua Ngahere. It was discovered and identified in early January 1924 [3] when contractors surveyed the present State Highway 12 route through the forest. In 1928, Nicholas Yakas and other bushmen, who were building the road, also identified the tree.
Botanical illustration of a pōhutukawa sprig by Ellen Cheeseman. Pōhutukawa (Metrosideros excelsa), [2] also known as the New Zealand Christmas tree, [3] [4] or iron tree, [5] is a coastal evergreen tree in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae, that produces a brilliant display of red (or occasionally orange, yellow [6] or white [7]) flowers, each consisting of a mass of stamens.
Pennantia baylisiana, commonly known as Three Kings kaikōmako or kaikōmako manawatāwhi , is a species of plant in the family Pennantiaceae (Icacinaceae in older classifications). It is endemic to Manawatāwhi / Three Kings Islands, around 55 kilometres (34 mi) northwest of Cape Reinga, New Zealand.