Rare carnivorous plant found in Hauraki region
15 May, 2021 01:24 AM
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A survey of threatened plants at Whangamarino has uncovered an exciting find for Waikato botanists. Photo / DoC
A survey of threatened plants at Whangamarino has uncovered an exciting find for Waikato botanists. Photo / DoC
Bay of Plenty Times
A survey of rare plants has been completed at Waikato s internationally significant Whangamarino Wetland, with excitement over the rediscovery of a seldom-found carnivorous species.
It s been more than a decade since threatened plants have been surveyed at Whangamarino Wetland, with the last survey undertaken in 2009.
Covering almost 7000 ha in the Waikato, Whangamarino is the second-largest freshwater wetland in the North Island and one of three Ramsar (internationally significant) wetlands in the Department of Conservation s (DoC) Hauraki-Waikato-Taranaki region.