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Cushion field, Waituna lagoon

Cushion field, Waituna lagoon

Cushion fields usually develop in alpine and subantarctic bogs, but this one is near sea level on the exposed Southland coast. It consists of mounds of low-growing Donatia novae-zelandiae.

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Photograph by Peter Johnson

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Peter Johnson. 'Wetlands', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 25-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/wetlands/4/4