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Beilschmiedia tawa, commonly known as the Māori name tawa, is a New Zealand broadleaf tree common in the central parts of the country. Tawa is often the dominant canopy tree species in lowland forests in the North Island and the north east of the South Island, but will also often form the subcanopy in primary forests throughout the country in these areas, beneath podocarps such as kahikatea, mataī, miro and rimu. Individual specimens may grow up to 30 m (98 ft) or more in height, with trunks up to 1.2 m (3 ft 11 in) in diameter, and they have smooth dark bark. Tawa produce small inconspicuous

Beilschmiedia tarairi, commonly known as taraire, is a tree of the family Lauraceae, endemic to the North Island of New Zealand. It is a common canopy tree in lowland forests north of Auckland, often growing in association with kauri (Agathis australis), pōhutukawa (Metrosideros excelsa), tawāpou (Planchonella costata), and pūriri (Vitex lucens) on basalt rocks and soils. Beilschmiedia is a genus of about 40 mainly tropical trees and shrubs with alternate to opposite leaves.

Acaena novae-zelandiae, commonly known as red bidibid, bidgee-widgee, buzzy and piri-piri bur, is a small herbaceous, prostrate perennial, native to New Zealand, Australia and New Guinea, of the family Rosaceae.

Vitex lucens, commonly known as pūriri, is an evergreen tree endemic to New Zealand.

Litsea calicaris, the mangeao, is a specie of evergreen tree endemic to the North Island of New Zealand, occurring in lowland forest from near North Cape south to about 38°S. It belongs to the Laurel family, Lauraceae.

Pseudopanax ferox, commonly known as toothed lancewood or horoeka, is a small heteroblastic tree which belongs to the family Araliaceae. It is endemic to New Zealand, and is similar to the more common lancewood, Pseudopanax crassifolius, but with more prominently tooth-shaped leaves. The tree is sometimes called fierce lancewood, in reference to its fierce-looking saw-tooth shaped juvenile leaves.

Podocarpus acutifolius, commonly known as needle-leaved tōtara, is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. This species is endemic to New Zealand.

Simplicia is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to New Zealand. Species Simplicia buchananii (Zotov) Zotov - New Zealand (South Island) Simplicia felix de Lange, J.R.Rolfe, Smissen & Ogle - New Zealand (South Island and North Island) Simplicia laxa Kirk - New Zealand (South Island and North Island)

Carex dallii is an uncommon species of sedge native to the South Island (North West Nelson, Westland and Otago) of New Zealand. Its culms are approximately 500×0.5 mm when mature, and rhizomes are about 1 mm diameter.

Gahnia rigida is a tussock-forming perennial in the family Cyperaceae, that is native to parts of New Zealand.

Gahnia pauciflora, commonly called cutting sedge, is a native sedge of New Zealand. It is found throughout the North Island and top of the South Island of New Zealand. The specific epithet pauciflora is Latin for 'few-flowered'. G. pauciflora is a host and food plant for the rare forest ringlet butterfly.

Festuca contracta, commonly known as tufted fescue or land tussac, is a species of true grass (Poaceae). It is native to many subantarctic islands in, and the coasts bordering, the Southern Ocean. The specific epithet comes from the Latin contractus (compressed or contracted), with reference to the inflorescence.

Coprosma arborea is a species of tree found in New Zealand, traditionally known in Māori by the name mamangi. A typical occurrence location of the species is in the Hamilton Ecological District in New Zealand's North Island.

Aciphylla dieffenbachii, also called soft speargrass or Dieffenbach's speargrass, is a species of soft speargrass endemic to the Chatham Islands.

Pseudopanax gilliesii is a species of plant in the family Araliaceae. It is endemic, or native, to New Zealand.

Pittosporum virgatum is a species of plant in the Pittosporaceae family. It is endemic to New Zealand.

Pittosporum ralphii, also known as karo, soft karo, or Ralph's desertwillow is a small tree up to 6 m (20 ft) tall. Pittosporum ralphii is native to New Zealand.

Deschampsia gracillima is a species of grass, which was first described in 1891 by the botanist Thomas Kirk. It is native to the South Island of New Zealand, and to Tasmania, where it is a threatened species.

Carmichaelia williamsii (common name William's broom or giant-flowered broom) is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in the North Island of New Zealand. Its conservation status (2018) is "At Risk (relict)" under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.

Carmichaelia petriei is a species of New Zealand broom in the genus Carmichaelia. It is endemic to New Zealand. C. petrieis is possibly a host plant for the critically endangered fungus weevil Cerius otagensis.

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Astelia trinervia is a species of rhizomatous tufted perennial native to New Zealand. An example occurrence of this species is in the North Island's Hamilton Ecological District, where it occurs in the understory associated with Blechnum discolor (crown fern) and overstory forest elements of rimu and Nothofagus trees.

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Pittosporum kirkii, commonly known as Kirk's kōhūhū or the thick-leaved kohukohu, is an evergreen perennial shrub in the family Pittosporaceae. It is endemic to New Zealand with a known restricted geographical range in the North Island, extending from the Northland Region to the Whanganui River, in the Manawatū-Whanganui region. It is also found on some of the North Island's offshore islands (such as Great Barrier Island). P. kirkii was first described in 1869 by Joseph Dalton Hooker from material collected by Thomas Kirk. Hooker named the species in honour of Kirk by applying the specific

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