tenax?
Only one remnant large kauri in this part of the bush, this plant Has the characteristic three parallel veins on each side and a M shaped cross section of leaf
Beast of a plant! Local on eroding basalt cliffs.
Pasture at the base of Maungarei/Mount Wellington, Auckland.
Growing on a vertical rock face.
Although this is my first observation for this species, I may have ignored/overlooked it until now.
Large patch naturalising in garden. Same as population as: https://inaturalist.nz/observations/182914802
Nearby plants are seen as epiphytes in Phoenix palm (Phoenix canariensis).
Lots of seedlings close by
Damp, muddy hollows near lagoon edge.
Previously recorded as Neopaxia australasica
Forming patches in wetland with C. colensoi.
Australian pest growing under another Australian pest - wattle.
Scattered on damp gorge walls