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Shrubby torotoro

Shrubby torotoro (Muehlenbeckia astonii) is an endemic shrub that is nationally endangered, with 90% of the wild population found at Kaitōrete Spit on the Canterbury coast.

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Rights: Jenny Saito, CC BY-NC 4.0

Published: 13 September 2022Size: 1.91 MB

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