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However, human migration has led to the importation of many other plants (generally referred to as 'exotics' in New Zealand) as well as widespread damage to the indigenous flora, especially after the advent of European colonisation, due to the combined efforts of farmers and specialised societies dedicated to importing European plants & animals.
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.
That Wānaka Tree, also known as the That Wānaka Willow, is the nickname of a willow tree located at the southern end of Lake Wānaka in the Otago region of New Zealand.The tree grows alone in the water and is a popular destination for tourists to take Instagram photos.
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 ...
Although over 650 km (400 mi) from the main islands, the flora of the Chatham Islands is largely similar to the rest of New Zealand. About 400 of the 875 taxa (including hybrids ) attested in the Chatham Islands are indigenous to them; of these, only 47 are endemic to the islands.
More research is needed into its precise relationship with the mainland form. The nīkau palm of the New Zealand mainland is very similar to Rhopalostylis baueri of the Kermadecs and Norfolk Island, which can be distinguished by its more rounded or oval fruits, and by its leaflets which are broader than those found in most populations of R. sapida.
Dacrycarpus dacrydioides, commonly known as kahikatea (from Māori) and white pine, is a coniferous tree endemic to New Zealand.A podocarp, it is New Zealand's tallest tree, gaining heights of 60 m over a life span of 600 years.
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]