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Most of the introduced species, like gorse (pictured), grow faster than native species, adapting to NZ soils and climate. Photo / Getty Images These species are taking over every available centimetre ...

Mānuka, rimu, ponga, kōwhai, harakeke, tōtara - we can probably all name a few of the commonly found New Zealand terrestrial trees and plants. But what about those that are out of sight and out of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock What do turkey corn, swamp lousewort, American skunk cabbage, and sneezeweed (gesundheit) have in common?

Kōwhai (Sophora microphylla) was one of the plant species researched in the ‘Nectar traits of New Zealand trees vary across climatic zones’ study. Photo / RNZ, Sharon Lundy A new study has found ...

Recent genetic research has shed new light on the long-running debate about the evolutionary origins of some of New Zealand’s quirkiest plants. More than one in ten native trees and shrubs have small ...