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Dave,Amazing seedheads on Lobelia angulata. I think it's one I have seen in flower in your summer, but I didn't realise it had such colourful seedheads later on. Thanks for showing!
Hi DaveMany thanks for the great report from the hike with David and Brian. It looks like you had a nice day with sunshine and lots of interesting plants. The foliage of Myosotis rakiura is especially great.Short time after I read your article this morning, David also showed some photos from the trip to Bluff on the platform ofinaturalist.nzI am there a silent observer of the many pictures of David...full of admiration.One of the few native NZ, which is very reliable with me, shows first signs of flowering... Raoulia haastii.CheersThomas
Super photos! That Aciphylla hookeri must be in the running for most armoured plant!
It needed to protect itself from hungry moas. The other interesting thing is the pattern of orange pigmentation on the leaf segments which one of my scientific colleagues would say is another adaptation to deter being eaten. He suggested a similar pigmentation pattern on the leaves of the toothed lancewood (Pseudopanax ferox) served a similar purpose. I cant remember the precise details of the story. I should show him these pictures and see if he has an opinion on them. It is quite restricted in its occurrence more or less to the northern part of the West Coast.