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Fern
Azolla filliculoides - Native water fern 
This is an attractive red foliaged native water fern that floats on the water. It is fast and effective at absorbing nutrients and cleansing pools. Becoming rarer as it is being over whelmed by a similar exotic species.
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Sedge & Rush-like
Baumea arthrophylla
This sedge is similar to Baumea rubiginosa but differing in the flower head and its nuts. It is uncommon in Auckland but can be used in any wetland that does not dry out.
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Sedge & Rush-like
Baumea articulata - Jointed twig-rush
Sturdy upright bright green stems, will tolerate both dry soil & deep water. Graceful 2m, brown seed heads in summer .
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Sedge & Rush-like
Baumea complanata - Shiny sedge
Flattened bright green foliage. Forms very attractive clumps. Extremely rare in the wild - now only in three locations in Northland.
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Sedge & Rush-like
Baumea juncea - Blue coastal sedge
Slender blue-green rush-like foliage. Creeping habit will tolerate impoverished water- logged soils.
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Sedge & Rush-like
Baumea rubiginosa - Orange nut sedge
Slender green rush-like foliage. Creeping rhizome in swamps helps erosion control and acts as a water purifier. It can be identified by the orange seeds.
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Sedge & Rush-like
Baumea tenax - Bumblebee nut sedge
Rigid dark green foliage. Slow spreading to form tufts even in bogs and scrub of low fertility.It can be identified by the orange nuts which have a black band around the centre - like a Bumblebee.
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Sedge & Rush-like
Baumea teretifolia - Pakihi rush
Vigorous growth spreading by rhizome with dark-green foliage in swamps, scrub and pakihi of low fertility.
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Tree
Beilschmiedia tarairi - Taraire
Grand specimen tree. New growth olive green. Flowers in spring with large date-like fruit in June. Frost tender.
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Tree
Beilschmiedia tawa - Tawa
Beautiful graceful tree but very slow growing.Pale green foliage. Large purple fruit.
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Fern
Blechnum blechnoides
A collectors fern for a cool shady place. Not commonly available.
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Fern
Blechnum chambersii - Chamber's blechnum
Deep green fronds that are coarsely dissected. Slow growing in deeply shaded banks.
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Blechnum colensoi - Colenso's blechnum
Attractive large dark green strap-like foliage. Prostrate and slow creeping. Normally near waterfalls.
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Blechnum discolor - Crown Fern
Often forms symmetrical clumps with short trunks. Easy to grow, but prefers moist soils. Found in high rainfall areas.
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Blechnum durum
Medium shade in damp peaty soil, performs better under cooler conditions.
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Blechnum filiforme - Climbing blechnum
Distinct creeping juvenile and climbing adult forms. Slow & temperamental. Needs moist shade.
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Blechnum fluviatile - Rosette blechnum
Delightful symmetrical fern like a starfish. Easy to grow in a light soil and light shade. Does not like to dry out.
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Fern
Blechnum fraseri - Fraser's blechnum
Like a miniature tree fern forming 1m high pencil thin trunks. Very temperamental and limited availability.
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Fern
Blechnum minus - Swamp Kiokio
Similar to Blechnum novae zelandiae but smaller and normally found in damp to swamp conditions.
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Blechnum montanum - Mountain blechnum
Hardy in cold wet alpine conditions. Forms tidy tight clumps that spread slowly.
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