160 The Plant Formations. 
cushion-form, prostrate creeping-herb, Gleichenia-form, rosette-herb, summer- 
green tuberous-form. Generally speaking, xerophytic structure is present to a 
considerable degree. 
The total number of species is about 106, which may be classified as: 
shrubs, 8; herbs and subshrubs, 59; grass-like plants, 15; rush-like plants, ı1; 
ferns, 9; lycopods, 4. The following are especially important species: Gleichenia 
dicarpa, Lycopodium ramulosum, L. laterale, Hypolaena lateriflora, Cladium 
teretifolium, C. glomeratum, C. Vauthiera, species of Drosera, Leptospermum 
scoparium, species of Uiricularia, Halorrhagis micrantha and species of 
Sphagnum. 
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This association occurs on wet areas amongst manuka-heath; in open 
spaces in forest, and as a stage in the succession from lake and following 
'swamp. On the Waikato Plain a combination of swamp and moor was common 
‚in primitive New Zealand. 
there are pale straw- 
dark, soft peaty ground where coffee-coloured water lies. Or, development 
has advanced, the 
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