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- 4: Friends of Te Henui
- 4.1: Friends of Te Henui
- 4.2: About NZ National walkway "Te Henui"
- 4.3: Map of the walkway (Printable)
- 4.4: Videos of the walks in the Te Henui Valley
- 4.5: Aerial photograph showing tree positions, tracks and entrances.
- 4.6: Native Trees & Shrubs (Taranaki)
- 4.7: Native Trees & Shrubs not in Taranaki
- 4.8: Hebes and their cultivars and hybrids
- 4.9: Native Plants (Taranaki)
- 4.10: Native Plants not in Taranaki
- 4.11: Exotic Trees & Shrubs (Local)
- 4.12: Exotic Plants (Local)
- 4.13: Orchids (Local & NZ)
- 4.14: Ferns (NZ)
- 4.15: Weeds & Escapee Plants (Local & NZ)
- 4.15.1: African Clubmoss (Selaginella kraussiana)
- 4.15.2: Agapanthus (Agapanthus praecox)
- 4.15.3: Aluminium plant (Lamiastrum galeobdolon)
- 4.15.4: Amaranth (Green) Amaranthus lividus
- 4.15.5: Amaranth (Prostrate) Amaranthus deflexus
- 4.15.6: Amaranth (Redroot) Amaranthus spp
- 4.15.7: Apple of Peru (Nicandra physaloides)
- 4.15.8: Asparagus fern (Asparagus scandens)
- 4.15.9: Aristea (Aristea ecklonii)
- 4.15.10: Banana Passionfruit (Passiflora tripartita)
- 4.15.11: Barberry (Berberis darwinii)
- 4.15.12: Bear's breeches (Acanthus mollis)
- 4.15.13: Bedstraw (Cleaver) Galium aparine
- 4.15.14: Biddy-bid (Acaena novae-zelandiae)
- 4.15.15: Bindweed ( Black) Fallopia convolvulus)
- 4.15.16: Bindweed (Great) Calystegia silvatica
- 4.15.17: Bindweed (Pink) Calystegia sepium
- 4.15.18: Bittercress (Hairy) Cardamine hirsute
- 4.15.19: Black Eye Susan Vine (Thunbergia alata)
- 4.15.20: Blackberry (Rubus fruticosus)
- 4.15.21: Bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta)
- 4.15.22: Blue spur flower (Plectranthus ciliatus)
- 4.15.23: Borage (Blue) Borago officinalis
- 4.15.24: Borage (White) Borago officinalis
- 4.15.25: Boxthorn (Lycium ferocissimum)
- 4.15.26: Broom (Common) Cytisus scoparius
- 4.15.27: Broomrape (Orobanche minor)
- 4.15.28: Buddleia (Orange eye) Buddleja davidii
- 4.15.29: Bush Wattle (Paraserianthes lophantha)
- 4.15.30: Burdock (Arctium minus)
- 4.15.31: Buttercup (Creeping ) Ranunculus repens
- 4.15.32: Californian poppy (Eschscholzia californica)
- 4.15.33: Californian stinkweed (Navarretia squarrosa)
- 4.15.34: Canadian Fleabane (Conyza canadensis)
- 4.15.35: Cape Daisy (Arctotheca calendula)
- 4.15.36: Cape Gooseberry (Physalis peruviana)
- 4.15.37: Catchfly (Windmill pink) Silene gallica
- 4.15.38: Catsear (C0mm0n) Hypochoeris radicata
- 4.15.39: Centaury (Centaurium erythraea)
- 4.15.40: Daisy (Common) Bellis perennis
- 4.15.41: Century plant (Agave Americana)
- 4.15.42: Cestrum (Cestrum Hugh Redgrove)
- 4.15.43: Chamomile (Anthemis nobilis)
- 4.15.44: Chickweed (Common) Stellaria media
- 4.15.45: Chickweed (Little Mouse-ear) Cerastium semidecandrum
- 4.15.46: Chicory (Common) Cichorium intybus
- 4.15.48: Cineraria (Genus:Pericallis)
- 4.15.49: Clover (Haresfoot) Trifolium arvense
- 4.15.50: Clover (Red) Trifolium pratense
- 4.15.51: Clover (White) Trifolium repens
- 4.15.52: Corn marigold (Glebionis segetum)
- 4.15.53: Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster glaucophyllus)
- 4.15.54: Cotoneaster (Parney Cotoneaster) Cotoneaster lacteus
- 4.15.55: Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)
- 4.15.56: Datura (Angel's trumpet) Brugmansia candida
- 4.15.57: Dock (Climbing)(Rumex sagittatus)
- 4.15.58: Dock (Fiddle) Rumex pulcher
- 4.15.59: Duckweed (Lemna minor)
- 4.15.60: Dovesfoot Cranesbill (Geranium molle
- 4.15.61: Elaeagnus (Elaeagnus x reflexa)
- 4.15.62: Euphorbia Kea (Euphorbia characias)
- 4.15.63: Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare)
- 4.15.64: Field Madder (Sherardia arvensis)
- 4.15.65: Flax (Pale flax) Linum bienne
- 4.15.66: Flax (Purging flax) Linum catharticum
- 4.15.67: Forget-Me-Not (Myosotis sylvatica)
- 4.15.68: Foxglove (Purple) Digitalis purpurea
- 4.15.69: Foxglove (White) Digitalis alba
- 4.15.70: Galinsoga (Gallant soldier) Galinsoga parviflora
- 4.15.71: Galinsoga (Shaggy soldier) Galinsoga quadriradiata
- 4.15.72: Ginger (Kahili) Hedychium gardnerianum
- 4.15.73: Gorse (Ulex europaeus)
- 4.15.74: Gravel groundsel (Senecio skirrhodion)
- 4.15.75: Hare's-tail grass (Lagurus ovatus)
- 4.15.76: Ice Plant (Carpobrotus spp)
- 4.15.77: Hawkbit (Lesser) Leontodon taraxacoides
- 4.15.78: Hawksbeard (Smooth) Crepis capillaries
- 4.15.79: Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna)
- 4.15.80: Hedge Woundwort (Stachys sylvatica)
- 4.15.81: Hemlock (Conium maculatu)
- 4.15.82: Herb Robert (Geranium robertianum)
- 4.15.83: Honeysuckle (Himalayan) Leycesteria formosa
- 4.15.84: Hydrocotyle
- 4.15.85: Honeysuckle (Japanese) Lonicera japonica
- 4.15.86: Inkweed (Phytolacca octandra)
- 4.15.87: Ivy (Hedera helix)
- 4.15.88: Ivy (German ) Delairea odorata
- 4.15.89: Jasmine (White & Pink) Jasminum polyanthum
- 4.15.90: Kikuyu grass (Pennisetum clandestinum)
- 4.15.91: Kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa)
- 4.15.92: Ladder fern (Nephrolepis cordifolia)
- 4.15.93: Lantana (Lantana camara)
- 4.15.94: Lily (Arum lily) Zantedeschia aethiopica
- 4.15.95: Lily (Calla 'Green Goddess') Zantedeschia aethiopic
- 4.15.96: Lily (Elephants Ear) locasia brisbanensis
- 4.15.97: Lily (Italian Arum) Arum italicum
- 4.15.98: Moth plant (Araujia sericifera)
- 4.15.99: Lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta)
- 4.15.100: Mallow (Small Flower) Malva parviflora
- 4.15.101: Matagouri (Discaria toumatou)
- 4.15.102: Mayweed (Corn chamomile) Anthemis arvensis
- 4.15.103: Mayweed (Stinking) Anthemis cotula
- 4.15.104: Mexican Daisy (Erigeron karvinskianus)
- 4.15.105: Milkweed (Euphor peplus)
- 4.15.106: Mistflower (Argeratina riparia)
- 4.15.107: Monkey musk (Mimulus guttatus)
- 4.15.108: Mouse-ear Hawkweed (Pilosella officinarum)
- 4.15.109: Muehlenbeckia (Large-leaved) Muehlenbeckia australis
- 4.15.110: Mullein (Moth) Verbascum virgatum
- 4.15.111: Mullein (Woolly) Verbascum thapsus
- 4.15.112: Montbretia (rocosmia × crocosmiiflora)
- 4.15.113: Morning Glory (Ipomoea indica)
- 4.15.114: Nasturtium (Genus:Tropaeolum)
- 4.15.115: Nightshade (Black) Solanum nigrum
- 4.15.116: Nightshade (Velvety) Solanum chenopodioides
- 4.15.117: Nightshade (Woolly) Solanum mauritianum
- 4.15.118: Onion weed (Allium triquetrum)
- 4.15.119: Old Man's Beard (Clematis vitalba)
- 4.15.120: Oxalis (Lilac) Oxalis incarnata
- 4.15.121: Oxalis (Bermuda buttercup) Oxalis pes-caprae
- 4.15.122: Oxalis (Creeping) Oxalis exilis
- 4.15.123: Oxalis (Creeping Wood Sorrel) Oxalis corniculata
- 4.15.124: Oxalis (Pink) Oxalis articulata
- 4.15.125: Oxalis (White) Oxalis crassipes
- 4.15.126: Oxalis (Yellow sorrel) Oxalis pes-caprae
- 4.15.127: Oxalis (Yellow Woodsorrel) Oxalis stricta
- 4.15.128: Oxeye Daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare)
- 4.15.129: Oxtongue (Picris echioides)
- 4.15.130: Pampas (Cortaderia selloana & Cortaderia jubata)
- 4.15.131: Pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium)
- 4.15.132: Periwinkle (Vinca major)
- 4.15.133: Pink Knotweed (Polygonum capitatum)
- 4.15.134: Plantain (Broad leaved) Plantago major
- 4.15.135: Plantain (Narrow-leaved) Plantago lanceolata
- 4.15.136: Pondweed (Longleaf ) Potamogeton nodosus
- 4.15.137: Poroporo (Solanum laciniatum)
- 4.15.138: Pride of Madeira (Echium candicans)
- 4.15.139: Primrose (Common evening) Oenothera biennis
- 4.15.140: Primrose (Evening) Oenothera glazioviana
- 4.15.141: Privet (Ligustrum lucidum)
- 4.15.142: Purple-eyed grass (Sisyrinchium iridifolium)
- 4.15.143: Purple Top (Verbena bonariensis)
- 4.15.144: Ragwort (Pink) Senecio glastifolius
- 4.15.145: Speedwell (Scrambling) Veronica persica
- 4.15.146: Ragwort (Yellow) Senecio Jacobaea
- 4.15.147: Scarlet Pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis)
- 4.15.148: Scrambling Fumitory (Fumaria muralis)
- 4.15.149: Sedge (Umbrella) Cyperus eragrostis
- 4.15.150: Selfheal (Prunella vulgaris)
- 4.15.151: Storkbill (Erodium cicutarium)
Current page is 4.15.152: Snapdragons (Antirrhinum spp)
- 4.15.153: Spanish heath (Erica lusitanica)
- 4.15.154: Speedwell (Water) Veronica anagallis-aquatica
- 4.15.155: Shepherd's Purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris)
- 4.15.156: Snapdragon (Cymbalaria muralis)
- 4.15.157: Spurrey weed (Spergula arvensis)
- 4.15.158: Spur Valerian (Centranthus ruber)
- 4.15.159: Stinging Nettle (Urtica urens)
- 4.15.160: St Johns Wort (Hypericum perforatum)
- 4.15.161: Strawberry (Alpine) Fragaria vesca
- 4.15.162: Strawberry (Indian) Potentilla indica
- 4.15.163: Sweet Briar (Rosa rubiginosa)
- 4.15.164: Tarweed (Parentucellia viscosa)
- 4.15.165: Thistle (Californian) Cirsium arvense
- 4.15.166: Thistle (Marsh) Cirsium palustre
- 4.15.167: Thistle (Milk) Silybum marianum
- 4.15.168: Thistle (Nodding) Carduus nutans
- 4.15.169: Thistle (Scotch) Cirstium vulgare
- 4.15.170: Thistle Sow (Prickly) Sonchus asper
- 4.15.171: Thistle Sow (Smooth) Sonchus oleraceus
- 4.15.172: Thornapple (Datura stramonium)
- 4.15.173: Toadflax (purple) Linaria purpurea
- 4.15.174: Treasure flower (Gazania linearis)
- 4.15.175: Tree Lucerne (Chamaecytisus palmensis)
- 4.15.177: Trefoil (Hairy birdsfoot) Lotus angustissimus
- 4.15.178: Trefoil (Narrow-leaf Bird's-foot) Lotus glaber
- 4.15.179: Tutsan (Hypericum androsaemum)
- 4.15.180: Wandering Jew (Tradescantia fluminensis)
- 4.15.181: Watercress (Nasturtium microphyllum/officinale)
- 4.15.182: Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes)
- 4.15.183: Wavy-leaved fleabane (Conyza bonariensis)
- 4.15.184: Wild basil (Clinopodium vulgare)
- 4.15.185: Wild Carrot (Daucus carota)
- 4.15.186: Wild Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa)
- 4.15.187: Wild Radish (Raphanus raphanistrum)
- 4.15.188: Wild Turnip (Brassica rapa)
- 4.15.189: Willow Herb (Epilobium ciliatum)
- 4.15.190: Willow Weed (Persicaria maculosa)
- 4.15.191: Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)
- 4.15.192: Vervain (Verbena officinalis)
- 4.15.193: Vipers bugloss (Echium vulgare)
- 4.16: Mushrooms,Fungi & Moulds (Local & NZ)
- 4.17: Lichens (Local & NZ)
- 4.18: Club Mosses (Local & NZ)
- 4.19: Mosses (Local & NZ)
- 4.20: Liverworts (Local & NZ)
- 4.21: Maori names of Native Trees
- 4.22: Traditional plant use by Maori
- 4.23: Birds (Local)
- 4.24: Butterflies and Moths (Local)
- 4.25: Fauna (Local and NZ)
- 4.26: Flies, Bees, Wasps (Local & NZ)
- 4.27: Botanical Terms Explained
- 4.28: Insects (Local and NZ)
- 4.29: Snails,Slugs,Worms (Local)
- 4.30: Spiders & Relations (Local)
- 4.31: Local Historic Maori Sites
- 4.32: Historical Maori Walkway Tour, Te Ara Puāwai o Te Hēnui
- 4.33: Te Henui Vicarage (Historic Place)
- 4.34: Kete Te Henui
- 4.35: Forest and Bird Society Native Tree Planting
- 4.36: Forest and Bird Restoration Project
- 4.37: Working Bee Photos 8/3/10
- 4.38: Local Activities
- 4.39: Local Weed Removal
- 4.40: NPCC Planting etc.
- 4.41: Walkway Signs,etc.
- 4.42: The Friends Gallery
- 4.43: Environmental Monitoring Projects
- 4.44: New Plymouth & Taranaki Web Links
- 4.45: Contact Us
- 4.46: Admin Login
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- 3: Taranaki Kiwi Trust
4: Friends of Te Henui
- 5: Nga Motu Marine Reserve Society
- 6: Royal Forest and Bird Society, Taranaki
- 7: Rotokare Scenic Reserve
- 8: New Zealand Herpetological Society
Snapdragons (Antirrhinum spp)
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Plantaginaceae
Genus: Antirrhinum
Species: Antirrhinum spp. (Many spp plus many cultivars)
Common name: Snapdragons
Antirrhinum is a genus of plants commonly known as snapdragons from the flowers' fancied resemblance to the face of a dragon that opens and closes its mouth when laterally squeezed (thus the 'snap').
Snapdragons are perennial plants.
Photographed griowing wild on upper Te Henui walkway.
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