NZ field trips - Feb 2011

[kiwi]

Had a great weekend on the NZAGS field trip.
We experienced some pretty harsh summer weather - sideways hail/snow, rain and bone chilling winds.
We all toughed it out and were rewarded with beautiful afternoons and amazing plants!
Craspedia incana.
Craspedia uniflora - white and yellow forms.
Ranunculus crithmifolius in seed.

[ranunculus]

Magnificent Doug ... you know which image really interests me? 

[kiwi]

I can guess

Aciphylla montana
Gentiana corymbifera heaven
Acipphylla dobsonii

[ranunculus]

Your images are stunning ... congratulations.

[kiwi]

Cheers mate,

Celmisia spectabilis var magnifica
Celmisia semicordata
Celmisia sessiliflora and hybrid.

[kiwi]

Some of the tarns on Mt Dobson and Fox peak - beautiful!
Anisotome species
Myosotis pygmaea.

[Lesley Cox]

Super pics Doug. Surely the Aciphyllas have never flowered so well. The montana and dobsonii are incredible. Gentiana too.

[David Lyttle]

Great pictures Doug.  Do you have more pictures of the Aciphylla dobsonii as your plant looks a bit different to the ones here in Otago.

Here are a couple of things I saw this morning. The Parahebe has been considered extinct at this particular location (collected in 1896 apparently no records since) until one of my botanist friends rediscovered it recently.

Parahebe canescens
Lobelia perpusilla

[Lesley Cox]

I love Parahebe canescens and had it years ago but lost it in a hot summer. Someone was holding one for me but because I didn't have something he wanted right then, he chose not to let me have it. Hope I wouldn't be so miserable.

[kiwi]

Hi David, heres 2 more plants found on Mt Dobson. (Aciphylla dobsonii)
Nice plant of Leucogenes  grandiceps
Hebe species.

[kiwi]

Sorry, as above (uploading hassles again)

[David Lyttle]

Hi Doug,

It seemed the rosettes on your Aciphylla dobsonii were not as tight as the oneson the Otago specimens but seeing your last pictures I think any difference is inconsequential.

Your Hebe sp is Pimelea traversii, a Pimelea that looks like a Hebe. Here are pictures of Pimelea traversii and Hebe pimelioides taken on the St Bathans Range last month for comparison

[Lvandelft]

Wonderful pictures Doug.
I mostly love the shots like those of  Craspedia incana which shows the growing habitat. It’s like being there live, instead of virtually. And such pictures give some clues about growing circumstances as well.

[ichristie]

Hell9o Doug, thanks for those superb pictures again I wish I was with you, has your hand healed up now??,  cheers Ian the Christie kind.

[kiwi]

Hi David, thanks for the ID correction.

Ian, Lvandelft, thanks guys, the hand is slowly coming right, heaps of physio to go though.

Doing some alterations in the garden today and dug up a couple of NZ Giant worms.
Thought someone may be interested.
My daughter and I are fascinated by them, We've found some even bigger here before!