Canterbury coastal forests
Very little of our original native coastal vegetation has survived. Farming and urban settlement have destroyed the coastal natural communities, and exotic species such as marram grass, lupins and pine trees have replaced the natural vegetation of pīngao, flax and ngaio.
The native species once colonised dry and unstable soils and sand dunes, where they provided shelter against strong, salt-laden winds, and habitat for the native wildlife.
Source: Native plants natural to coastal areas : DOC
| Trees/Shrubs |
Grasses/Flaxes |
| Carmichaelia australis |
Astelia fragrans |
| Coprosma crassifolia, thick-leaved coprosma |
Austroderia richardii, toetoe |
| Coprosma propinqua, mingmingi |
Phormium tenax, harakeke, New Zealand flax |
| Coprosma rhamnoides |
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| Coprosma robusta, karamu |
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| Cordyline australis, cabbage tree |
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| Corokia cotoneaster, korokio |
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| Dacrycarpus dacrydioides, kahikatea, white pine |
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| Discaria toumatou, matagouri |
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| Dodonaea viscosa, akeake |
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| Griselinia littoralis, broadleaf |
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| Hebe salicifolia, koromiko |
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| Kunzea ericoides, kanuka |
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| Leptospermum scoparium, manuka, tea tree |
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| Macropiper excelsum, kawakawa |
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| Melicytus ramiflorus |
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| Myoporum laetum, ngaio |
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| Myrsine australis, red matipo |
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| Olearia paniculata, akiraho, golden akeake |
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| Pittosporum eugenioides, lemonwood |
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| Pittosporum tenuifolium, black matipo, kohuhu |
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| Plagianthus regius, manatu, lowland ribbonwood |
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| Pseudopanax arboreus, five finger |
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| Solanum laciniatum, poroporo |
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| Sophora prostrata, dwarf kowhai |
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PLANT NAME (T = threatened, R = rare)
