Hamilton Ecological District is part of the Waikato Ecological Region in
New Zealand
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's
North Island
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. It occupies the Hamilton basin and surrounding foothills, and has been heavily modified with less than two percent of its indigenous vegetation remaining. This location has been studied significantly including the process of
restoration ecology.
C. Michael Hogan has classified the undisturbed portions of the woodland area as a beech and
podocarp
Podocarpaceae is a large family of mainly Southern Hemisphere conifers, known in English as podocarps, comprising about 156 species of evergreen trees and shrubs.James E. Eckenwalder. 2009. ''Conifers of the World''. Portland, Oregon: Timber Pr ...
forest with associate
understory
In forestry and ecology, understory (American English), or understorey (Commonwealth English), also known as underbrush or undergrowth, includes plant life growing beneath the forest canopy without penetrating it to any great extent, but abov ...
ferns being ''
Icarus filiformis'', ''
Asplenium flaccidum
''Asplenium flaccidum'' is a species of fern in the family Aspleniaceae. The plant common name is drooping spleenwort or weeping spleenwort, and the species name ''flaccidum'' derives from the Latin root meaning ''drooping''. An example occurrenc ...
'', ''
Doodia media
''Doodia media'', also known as rasp fern (or ''pukupuku'' in Māori), is a fern species in the family Blechnaceae. The species was formally described by botanist Robert Brown in 1810. Distribution of the species includes New Zealand's North Isl ...
'', ''
Hymenophyllum demissum'', ''
Zealandia pustulata'' and ''
Dendroconche scandens
''Dendroconche scandens'', synonym ''Microsorum scandens'', commonly called fragrant fern, is a species of fern within the family Polypodiaceae. This species is native to parts of New Zealand and Australia, as well as some offshore islands (C ...
'', and some prominent associate shrubs being ''
Olearia ranii'' and ''
Alseuosmia quercifolia''.
[C. Michael Hogan. 2009]
''Crown Fern: Blechnum discolor'', Globaltwitcher.com, ed. N. Stromberg
See also
*
Metrosideros
References
Environment of Waikato
Ecological districts of New Zealand
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