New Zealand's beech forests are made up of five species of southern beech.

The cabbage tree is one of the most distinctive trees in the New Zealand landscape, especially on farms. They grow all over the country, but prefer wet, open areas like swamps.

Information abut the kinds of native plants you'll find in different Canterbury environments.

The spectacular tree daisy Rautini, sometimes known as the Chatham Island Christmas tree, can grow up to 8 metres tall.

The threatened Chatham Island forget-me-not, a much loved, stunning garden plant, grows naturally on the Chatham Islands - on coastal cliffs, rock outcrops and sandy and rocky beaches.

The Chatham Islands have been isolated for more than 80 million years, long enough to develop many plants found nowhere else.

Find out about one of New Zealand's lesser known endangered species - the coastal cress.

Dactylanthus is New Zealand's only indigenous fully parasitic flowering plant.

New Zealand has an unusually high number of fern species for a temperate country and about 40 per cent of these species occur nowhere else in the world.

Green slime and brown scum on stream beds is usually regarded as an unattractive nuisance however, it is a vital part of stream ecosystems.

Pīkao or pīngao is a native sand-binding sedge that plays an important role in New Zealand's dune ecosystems.

There are two identified species of flax in New Zealand - common flax (harakeke) and mountain flax (wharariki).

Kākābeak is named for its beautiful red flowers, which hang in clusters of 15-20 blooms and are shaped like a kaka's beak.

Kauri are among the world's mightiest trees, growing to over 50 m tall, with trunk girths up to 16 m, and living for over 2,000 years.

Kettle holes are a feature of a glaciated landscape. Plants in these habitats have a remarkable lifecycle.

The kōwhai is one of the best known native trees in New Zealand and it’s our unofficial national flower.

Lancewood, or horoeka, is a unique, small tree with lance-like foliage that changes dramatically as the tree matures.

Leonohebe cupressoides is a threatened plant found on the eastern side of the South Island's Southern Alps/Kā Tiritiri o te Moana.

Although mānuka/kahikātoa and kānuka have a superficial similarity and are collectively known as ‘tea trees’ they are genetically very distinct from each other.

Matagouri, tūmatakuru, tūmatakuri, tūturi, or wild Irishman is a thorny bush or small tree that can grow up to six metres high.

Find out about New Zealand's nine native mistletoes.

The Mount Cook buttercup is the world's largest buttercup and is also known as the giant buttercup or mountain buttercup. It used to be known as the Mount Cook lily.

The nīkau palm is the southernmost member of the palm family and New Zealand's only native palm species.

Olearia hectorii, also known as Hectors tree daisy, is one of the most threatened members of New Zealand’s small-leaved tree daisy family.

Pittosporum patulum is a small tree that grows up to six metres high, in sub-alpine scrub and mountain beech forest in the South Island.

Podocarp trees include rimu, kahikatea, miro, mataī and tōtara.

Pōhutukawa is New Zealand's Christmas tree, and holds a prominent place in Maori mythology.

Rātā trees, along with the pōhutukawa, are one of the best known native trees in New Zealand.

The shrubby tororaro is a very ecologically and culturally significant shrub.

There are three distinctive types of wetland forests - swamp forest, peatland forest, and intertidal forest.