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List of Phanerogamic Plants Indigenous in the Wellington Province. 



1. Ranunculaceae. 



Clematis indivisa Willd. Aug.-Nov. Ascends to 2,500 ft. 



hexasepala D. C. Sept.-Nov. Marten. 



Colcnsoi Hook. f. Nov.-Jan. On dry hillsides. Ascends to 3,000 ft. 



'parviflora A. Cunn. Oct.-Nov. Ascends to 1,500 ft. 



niarata Armst. Sept.-Nov. Near Wanganui (Allison). 

 Myosurus aristatus Benth. Palliser Bay (Col.) ; ocean-beach, Wellington 



(Buch.). 

 Ranunculus insiqnis Hook. f. Dec- Jan. Volcanoes ; Tararua and Ruahine 

 Mountains. 4,000-5,000 ft. 



Monroi Hook. f. Dec-Jan. Tararua Mountains (Buch.). 



nivicola Hook. Dec-Feb. Volcanoes ; Kaimanawa Mountains. 3,000- 

 6,000 ft. 



geraniifolixis Hook. f. Oct. -Dec. Ruapehu and Tararua Mountains ; 

 Tongariro (T. F. C.) ; Hauhangatahi (Spencer). 2,000-5,500 ft. 



tenuicaulis Cheesem. Mount Holdsworth (Cock.). 



hirtus Banks & Sol. Oct. -Jan. Ascending to 4,000 ft. 



reeens T. K. Levin Beach. Coastal. 



lappaceus Smith. Nov.-Mar. Ascending to 4,500 ft. 



macropus Hook. f. Dec- Jan. Wainuiomata (Buch.). 



rivularis Banks & Sol. Oct. -Mar. Li swamps and creeks. Ascends to 

 4,000 ft. in Kaimanawa Mountains and volcanoes. 



acaulis Banks & Sol. Sept.-Nov. Coastal. 

 Caltha novae-zealandiae Hook. f. Oct.-Jan. Ruahine and Tararua Moun- 

 tains. 2,500-5,500 ft. 



2. Magnoliaceae. 

 Drimys axillaris Forst. Oct.-Dec Ascending to 3,500 ft. on Kairaanawas. 

 colorata Raoul. Nov.-Dec Ascending to 4,000 ft. on volcanoes. 



3. Cruciferae. 



Nasturtium palustre D. C. Nov.-Dec. Upper Wairarapa (Buch.). 

 Cardamine hirsuta Linn. Flowers throughout the year. Ascending to 5,000 ft. 

 Lepidium oleraceum Forst. Near Terawhiti, and sparingly round the coast. 



obtusatum T. K. Oct.-Feb. Port Nicholson (T. K.). 



tenuicaule T. K. var. minor Cheesem. Nov.-Jan. Titahi Bay. 



4. Violaceae. 



Viola filicaulis Hook. f. Nov.-Feb. Ascending to 4,000 ft. 

 Lyallii Hook. f. Oct.-Jan. Ascending to 4,000 ft. 

 Cunninghamii Hook, f . Oct.-Jan. Ascending to 5,000 ft. 

 Melicytus ramiflorus Forst. Oct.-April. Ascending to 3,000 ft. 



lanceolatus Hook. f. Tararua Mountains. Ascending to 2,600 ft. a 



Waimarino. 

 micranthus Hook. f. Dec-Feb. Upper Wairarapa (Buch.). 

 Hymenanthera crassijolia Hook. f. July-Aug. Bluffs on Onetapu Desert, 

 3,500 ft. ; base of Ruapehu. Usually coastal. 

 dentata R. Br. var. angustifolia Benth. Upper Rangitikei (Petrie) ; 



Turangaarere (Hamilton) ; volcanoes, 4,300 ft. (Cheesem.). 

 obovata T. K. Nov. Titahi Bay. Considered by Cheeseman to be 



intermediate between H. crassifolia and H. obovata. 

 chathamica T. K. Sept.-Oct. Patea (Hector). 



