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Chatham Islands sow thistle plant.

Our plant life is just as unique as our bird life. Over 80% of our native plant species are found nowhere else. Our plants evolved as the land rose from isolated lowland islands to varied and mountainous ecosystems – our animals evolved alongside them.

The following introductory articles and links curate Hub resources about native plants.

  • Trees– article

  • Ferns – article

  • Harakeke/flax – resource collection

  • Subantarctic Islands megaherbs – resource collection

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