The Plant Formations. 2737 
flowers varying from white to crimson. Here and there is the brilliant dark- 
blue Myosotis capitata. Other smaller herbs abound where there is space, e. g., 
Epilobium confertifolium, E. linnaeoides, Acaena Sanginsorbae var. minor, 
Coprosma repens, Nertera depressa, Cotula plumosa and the ea F mal 
the association shades off into Danthonia antarctica moor. 
On Antipodes Island, in certain sheltered places there is a distinct associ- 
' ation made up of, — the large-leaved Urtica australis, Poa foliosa, Polystichum 
vestitum, extensive colonies of Stilbocarpa polaris and flat- -topped bushes of 
Coprosma_ ciliata. 
Ground on Antipodes Island, manured by the giant petrel (Ossifraga 
gigantea) is occupied by-the endemic Senecio antipodus, a branching perennial 
herb, 30—60 cm high. 
Low herb-moor. 
| Low herb-moor occurs on sopping wet ground on Lord Auckland’s Islands : 
near the summits of the hills. The association consists of species which, - 
. almost all, grow close to the surface of the ground. Pleurophyllum Hookeri 
' is dominant, the rosettes being frequently so close together that many square 
metres glisten with the silvery covering. Sometimes the glossy-green cushions 
or mats of Celmisia vernicosa are in vast numbers. Carpha alpina and Astelia 
 linearis generally form the groundwork of the association. The following are 
‚also common: — Hymenophyllum multifidum, Agrostis magellanica, Luzula 
erinita, Chrysobactron Rossi, Ranunculus Pinguis, REES, a El 
tapitata, Veronica Benthami and Coprosma repens. eh 
Where the ground is wettest: actual bog-conditions prevall and : a sib- We: 
