Plant diversity & human impacts on endangered plants - Guided Walk

Sat Nov 29 2025 at 03:30 am to 04:30 am

101 Glenmore Street, Wellington, New Zealand 6012 | Wellington

Wellington Gardens
Publisher/HostWellington Gardens
Plant diversity & human impacts on endangered plants - Guided Walk
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In this easy 60-minute downhill walk we will obtain a perspective on plant biodiversity and human impacts on endangered species.
?Species radiation in the Southern Hemisphere with New Zealand examples - Kōwhai, Hebe (Veronica) and Kauri
? Examples of rare and endangered species owing their situations directly to human activities. These plants include -
? Shrubby toroaro/mingimingi (Muehlenbeckia astonii),
? Three Kings kaikomako (Pennantia baylisiana),
? Bartlett's rātā (Metrosideros bartlettii)
? Three Kings vine/akapukaea (Tecomanthe speciosa).
Meet at the Cable Car Entrance Lookout, Upland Road, Kelburn
Cost: $5 (cash only, please). or free for Friends.
This is part of the regular walks run by the Friends of the Wellington Botanic Garden, they run twice monthly throughout the year with a different topic every time.
Join the Friends for only $30 a year and all the walks will be free, as well as other great benefits.
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101 Glenmore Street, Wellington, New Zealand 6012, New Zealand

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