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  1. Mystery plant

  2. 3/06/2013 9:45:22 a.m. Pat Enright

    This was growing at about 1300ft in short grassland near the top of Belmont Hill near Wellington. I would appreciate an id please.

  3. 3/06/2013 12:51:23 p.m. Rowan Hindmarsh-Walls

    Hi Pat,
    I'm no expert but my guess is that its a Lagenifera species, due to its tiny size and very small flowers (tiny ray florets). But it doesn't look like any species I've seen. I'm presuming its a native?

  4. 3/06/2013 1:02:19 p.m. John Barkla

    Hi Pat - I also think it's in that closely related group of that includes Lagenifera, Abrotanella and the exotic Solenogyne.

  5. 3/06/2013 3:15:24 p.m. Pat Enright

    Thanks Guys.

    Forgot about solenogyne. S. gunnii looks close. I will see what CHR have to say and post the result

  6. 5/06/2013 6:11:24 p.m. Jesse Bythell

    Yes, please do share what it comes back as, we'd love to hear (and put the image up on the relevant factsheet too of course!). Cheers

  7. 7/06/2013 4:47:39 a.m. Peter de Lange

    Your plant Pat IS Solenogyne gunnii which is abundant in the Wellington region - I learned it from my time living in Tawa where it is a very common lawn and verge turf weed.

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