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Mountain beech tree

Beech tree (Fuscospora cliffortioides) amid other mountain plants.

Tawhai rauriki, the mountain beech tree (Fuscospora cliffortioides).

Rights: Krzysztof Ziarnek, CC BY 4.0
Published: 8 July 2026Size: 3.02 MB
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