New Zealand plants & animals Since New Zealand drifted away from the super-continent, a unique flora and fauna has evolved, leaving a land full of interesting plants and creatures.Rare native wildlife, Fiordland By Destination Fiordland Animals Before humans settled in New Zealand, it would have ...
The international search for potential new aquarium plants and the geographical isolation of New Zealand has generated overseas interest in our indigenous aquatic plant species. At the same time, a national desire to minimise use of potentially invasive exoticJ Clayton...
Also, the native botanic garden at Ōtari-Wilton’s Bush (opens in new window)is a fantastic winter destination, showcasing New Zealand’s evergreen native plants. This unique sanctuary boasts the country’s foremost collection of native flora, including many rare and endangered species. It ...
noted that most plants in the genus Asparagus hold considerable economic importance, as they are commonly used as ornamental plants and ingredients in traditional Chinese medicine. Whether the new species has related economic value will be further studied. ...
Scientists have discovered 11 new species of plants and animals in Vietnam, including a snake, two butterflies and five orchid varieties, the World Wildife Fund said Wednesday. The new species were found in a remote region known as the “Green Corridor” in Thua Thien Hue province in central...
Sir Joseph Hooker, who is the first authority on the New Zealand flora, has united all the forms of Rubus found in these islands into one polymorphic species, and even the most inveterate species-makers have never yet successfully disputed his dictum. It must, however, be acknowledged that ...
New Zealand holds some of the most unique environments and species in the world, secluded as an island country. Birds of the country are especially of note. In fact, New Zealand is so fond of their avifauna that an annual Bird of the Year contest is held every October and is widely deb...
A rich variety of trees, treeferns, ground ferns, mosses and other plants make up “the bush”, as New Zealanders call their forests. Besides, New Zealand has 250 species o 5、f birds including the kiwi, a New Zealand bird with a long beak and hair-like feathers, which cannot fly. ...
Exotic plants provide our exports and day to day living Exotic plants and animals are the basis of our wealth. In 2003-2004, 64% of New Zealand's exports (Table 1) came from primary land-based industries which are almost totally based on exotic plantspecies. Our farm animals graze on pas...
Fieldwork by one of us (RHP) during May 1983, yielded two new species of Marasmius described below. Both taxa are peculiar because of their extremely small basidiome size, absence of pigments, and habit on monocotyledonous plants. Throughout New Zealand, plants of taxa of Poaceae, Liliaceae...