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    • Kōwhai, kōtukutuku/tree fuchsia and a male flower of kanono.
    Rights: Kōwhai © Neville Gardner; kōtukutuku © Tony Wills, Creative Commons 2.5; kanono © bbi2, Creative Commons 4.0. Published 3 July 2018 Size: 460 KB Referencing Hub media

    Botanists use flowers as key identifiers for native plants. This image shows the flowers of a kōwhai, kōtukutuku/tree fuchsia (Fuchsia excorticata) and a male flower of the kanono (Coprosma grandifolia).

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