Browsing items filed under: Wetland/Bog × Apodasmia similis Oioi, segmented rush Wetland rush with bluish/green foliage. Carex secta Purei Found in swampy areas throughout NZ. Carex solandrii Sedge Sedge found in damp areas throughout NZ. Carex tenuilculmis Form of Carex secta Attractive sedge with rich chocolate brown foliage suitable for wet areas. Carex trifida Sedge Larges growing sedge with bluish/green foliage suitable for damp areas Carex virgata Swamp Sedge Vigorous grass for damp sites Cordyline australis Cabbage tree, ti kouka One of our best known and distinctive trees found throughout the country. Cyathea medullaris Mamaku, black ponga Tallest of the tree ferns Cyathea smithii Soft tree fern Found throughout NZ in moist soils. Distinguishes itself from other tree fern species because of its 'skirt' of dead fronds that hang from the top of the plant. Dacrycarpus dacrydioides Kahikatea, white pine. Found both North and South Island in damp swampy areas. Ficinia Nodosa Knotted club-rush, Wiwi A perennial rush with clumps of dark green stems on long creeping rhizomes. Plagianthus divaricatus Swamp ribbonwood Small leaved shrub for wet areas, estuary margins Ptisana salicina Marratia salicinia, King fern, para Stunning fern with tropical appearance now rare in the wild due to decimation by wild pigs and goats.