Epiphytes of Pirongia

19/12/2013

Welcome to the last epiphyte blog post for 2013. It has been a great year and we're going to finish it off with a photo post from the epiphyte treasure-trove that is the Pirongia Forest Park in western Waikato.

Pirongia te Aroaro o Kahu Restoration Society care for this special maunga and you can read more about it on their website.

Kapuka (Griselinia littoralis). Photo: C. Kirby.

Veined bristle fern (Polyphlebium venosum). Photo: C. Kirby.

Karuwhai (Rumohra adiantiformis). Photo: C. Kirby.

Kohurangi (Brachyglottis kirkii var. kirkii). Photo: C. Kirby.

View from the summit :) Photo: C. Kirby.

This is the last post for the year - look out for more in January 2014 along with a revamped website. Happy holidays!

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Catherine Kirby

I work with NZ's native vascular epiphytes at the University of Waikato. I completed an MSc on epiphyte ecology and the shrub epiphyte Griselinia lucida and have recently published the Field Guide to NZ's Epiphytes, Vines & Mistletoes.

For me, the highlights of epiphyte research are the many unknowns, the amazing way that these plants survive in the canopy, and of course tree climbing!

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