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Carmichaelia Nana
''Carmichaelia nana'' is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found in both the North and South Islands of New Zealand. Its conservation status in 2013 was assessed as "At Risk (declinining)" under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, but in 2018 its risk under the same system became "Threatened-Nationally Vulnerable". Description ''Carmichaelia nana'' is a dwarf, spreading shrub growing in a dense mat from 20 to 60 mm high and 0.5 m wide. Taxonomy The species was first described by George Bentham as ''C. australis'' var. β ''nana''. It was raised to species level by William Colenso in 1864 in Joseph Dalton Hooker's "Handbook of New Zealand Flora". The species epithet, ''nana'', is a Latin adjective meaning "diminutive" or "dwarfed". Habitat It is found from both lowland to alpine habitats in alluvial river beds, terraces, and moraines. References External links''Carmichaelia nana'' occurrence data from Australasian Virtual Herbarium * Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waikato
Waikato () is a Regions of New Zealand, local government region of the upper North Island of New Zealand. It covers the Waikato District, Waipa District, Matamata-Piako District, South Waikato District and Hamilton, New Zealand, Hamilton City, as well as Hauraki Plains, Hauraki, Coromandel Peninsula, the northern King Country, much of the Taupō District, and parts of Rotorua, Rotorua District. It is governed by the Waikato Regional Council. The region stretches from Coromandel Peninsula in the north, to the north-eastern slopes of Mount Ruapehu in the south, and spans the North Island from the west coast, through the Waikato and Hauraki to Coromandel Peninsula on the east coast. Broadly, the extent of the region is the Waikato River catchment. Other major catchments are those of the Waihou River, Waihou, Piako River, Piako, Awakino River (Waikato), Awakino and Mokau River, Mokau rivers. The region is bounded by Auckland Region, Auckland on the north, Bay of Plenty on the east ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
