Waikato Botanical Society

Combined trip with Rotorua Botanical Society Meet : Corner Te Aroha Gordon Rd and Thompsons Rd 9:30am Grade : Medium Bring: Gumboots for wetland These two rarely visited small lakelets tucked away in amongst the exotic plantations of Waihou Forest support the largest area of wetland vegetation in the Te Aroha ecological district. Although not extensive this vegetation is very diverse, ranging from mesotrohic raupo reedland to acid peat bog vegetation with abundant sphagnum. The rare native water milfoil Myriophyllum robustum…