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Auckland Islands forest

Auckland Islands forest

The southernmost limit of New Zealand’s forest is on the subantarctic Auckland Islands. On Enderby Island, southern rātā (Metrosideros umbellata) forms a low forest up to 9 metres tall.

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Department of Conservation
Reference: 10060056
Photograph by Andrew Maloney

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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/4/4