Click on any of the links below to view some background information on the Flora from New Zealand:

Captain Cook and the discovery of New Zealand The floras of New Zealand & Northern Ireland Where to see New Zealand plants in Northern Ireland
Below is a selection of New Zealand plants. Click on the botanical name to view the species pages:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
BOTANICAL NAME COMMON NAME
Acaena sanguisorbae Pirr-Pirri Bur
Brachyglottis 'Dunedin hybrids' Senecio
Brachyglottis hectoris  
Celmisia spp. Alpine Daisies or Celmisias
Clianthus puniceus Lobster Claw or Parrot's Bill
Cordyline australis Cordyline or Cabbage Palm
Cordyline banksii  
Cordyline indivisa Large-leaved Cordyline
Corokia x virgata A Corokia
Griselinia littoralis New Zealand Privet
Hebe x franciscana 'Blue Gem' Hebe or shrubby veronica
Hebe salicifolia A Hebe or Shrubby Veronica
Hebe 'Great Orme' A Hebe or Shrubby Veronica
Hebe pinguifolia 'Pagei' A Hebe or Shrubby Veronica
Hoheria angustifolia Narrow-leaved Lacebark
Hoheria glabrata Mountain Ribbonwood
Hoheria sexstylosa Long-leaved Lacebark
Leptospermum scoparium Manuka; Leptospermum
Olearia ilicifolia  
Olearia macrodonta Olearia or Daisy-bush
Olearia semidentata  
Phormium tenax New Zealand Flax
Phormium cookianum and other Phormium hybrids and varieties  
Pittosporum eugenioides Tarata
Pittosporum tenuifolium Kohuhu
Pseudopanax ferox Lancewood
Senecio hectoris  
Sophora tetraptera Kowhai
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