List of extinct plants of New Zealand facts for kids

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List of extinct plants of New Zealand:

Araucaria haastii - known from fossils of the Cretaceous period, best preserved of several extinct New Zealand Araucaria species
Banksia novae-zelandiae - known only from fossil records
Chiloglottis formicifera (ant orchid) - extinct in New Zealand but found overseas
Leptinella filiformis - extinct in the wild

Four plants have been listed as extinct beyond doubt since 1840:

Lepidium obtusatum
Logania depressa
Stellaria elatinoides
Trilepidea adamsii

Two species are thought to be extinct but there may be insufficient data to make an assessment:

Myosotis traversii var.cinerascens
Pseudognaphalium (one species)

The New Zealand Botanical Society describe additional species as being extinct:

Muellerina celastroides - extinct in New Zealand but found overseas
Myosotis laingii
Pterostylis nutans - extinct in New Zealand but found overseas

Images for kids

A kiore (Polynesian rat), introduced to New Zealand by the Māori.

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