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Story: Conifer–broadleaf forests

Southern rātā forest

Southern rātā forest

Pure stands of the red-flowering southern rātā (Metrosideros umbellata) grow on the coastal and upper slopes of the Catlins range, at the south-eastern tip of the South Island.

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Archives New Zealand - Te Rua Mahara o te Kawanatanga
Reference: AAQA 6500 Col1489
Photograph by Gordon Roberts

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John Dawson. 'Conifer–broadleaf forests', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 1-Mar-09
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/conifer-broadleaf-forests/3/3