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
See more detailed plant listing for Coastal Forests
| Trees/Shrubs/Creepers/Climbers |
Grasses/Flaxes |
| Coprosma crassifolia, thick-leaved coprosma |
Austroderia richardii, toetoe |
| Coprosma propinqua, mingmingi |
Phormium tenax, harakeke, New Zealand flax |
| Coprosma robusta, karamu |
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| Cordyline australis, cabbage tree |
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| Corokia cotoneaster, korokio |
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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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| 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)
