Flora of the Antipodes Islands

This is a list of taxa comprising the flora of the Antipodes Islands. It includes some species known as megaherbs.

A megaherb community

Algae

In 1985, 116 species of marine algae were recorded at the Antipodes Islands. At least three species of freshwater algae have been recorded, but these have not yet been positively identified: a species of Chlorella, at least one species of Chlamydomonas, and a Xanthophyceae, perhaps Tetrakenton or Goniochloris.

Fungi

The only fungi recorded from the Antipodes Islands are Puccinia caricina and a Claviceps (Ergot) species.

Lichens

The following species of lichen have been recorded from the Antipodes Islands:

• Cladia aggregata
• Cladia retipora
• Cladina confusa
• Cladonia campbelliana
• Cladonia capitellata
• Cladonia cervicornis subsp. verticillata
• Everniastrum sorocheilum
• Menegazzia circumsorediata
• Opegrapha diaphoriza
• Parmelia cunninghamii
• Pseudocyphellaria coronata
• Pseudocyphellaria glabra
• Stereocaulon argus
• Stereocaulon ramulosum
• Usnea torulosa
• Usnea cf. xanthopoga
• Xanthoria ligulata

Liverworts

The following species of liverwort have been recorded from the Antipodes Islands:

• Adelanthus occlusus
• Anastrophyllum schismoides
• Chandonanthus squarrosus
• Chiloscyphus erraticus
• Chiloscyphus furcistipulus
• Chiloscyphus physanthus
• Clasmatocolea paucistipula
• Cuspidatula monodon
• Frullania falciloba
• Frullania scandens
• Gackstroemia weindorferi
• Jamesoniella colorata
• Lejeunea primordialis
• Lepidolaena hodgsoniae
• Lepidolaena taylori
• Lepidozia glaucophylla
• Lophocolea bidentata
• Lophocolea hodgsoniae
• Lophocolea gunniana
• Lophocolea minor
• Lophocolea nova-zelandiae
• Lophocolea semiteres
• Lophocolea sp.
• Marchantia berteroana
• Marsupidium abbreviatum
• Metzgeria decipiens
• Metzgeria disciformis
• Pallavicinia xiphoides
• Plagiochila deltoidea
• Plagiochila radiculosa
• Plagiochila sinclairii
• Plagiochila strombifolia
• Porella elegantula
• Telaranea corticola
• Telaranea patentissima
• Tylimanthus tenellus

Mosses

The following species of moss have been recorded from the Antipodes Islands:

• Breutelia pendula
• Bryum argenteum
• Bryum blandum
• Campylopus clavatus
• Campylopus introflexus
• Ceratodon purpureus
• Dicranoloma robustum
• Drepanocladus fluitans
• Lembophyllum clandestinum
• Leptostomum inclinans
• Muelleriella crassifolia
• Pohlia wahlenbergii
• Polytrichadelphus magellanicus
• Polytrichum juniperinum
• Ptychomnion aciculare
• Racomitrium crispulum
• Rhynchostegium tenuifolium
• Sphagnum australe
• Sphagnum falcatulum
• Tayloria purpurascens
• Willia calobolax

Lycopods

Three species of lycopod have been recorded from the Antipodes Islands:

• Lycopodium fastigiatum
• Lycopodium scariosum
• Lycopodium varium

Ferns

The following species of fern have been recorded from the Antipodes Islands:

• Asplenium obtusatum
• Asplenium terrestre
• Austroblechnum durum
• Blechnum fluviatile
• Blechnum penna-marina
• Blechnum sp.
• Grammitis billartierei
• Grammitis magellanica subsp. magellanica
• Grammitis givenii
• Histiopteris incisa
• Hymenophyllum flabellatum
• Hymenophyllum minimum
• Hymenophyllum multifidum
• Hypolepis millefolium
• Phymatosorus diversifolius
• Polystichum vestitum
• Pteridium esculentum

Flowering plants

Monocotyledons

The following species of monocotyledon have been recorded from the Antipodes Islands:

• Agrostis magellanica
• Aporostylis bifolia
• Carex appressa
• Carex sectoides
• Carex ternaria
• Carex trifida
• Chiloglottis cornuta
• Corybas trilobis
• Isolepis aucklandica
• Isolepis cernua
• Juncus scheuchzerioides
• Lachnogrostis leptostachys
• Luzula crinita var. crinita
• Poa annua
• Poa antipoda
• Poa breviglumis
• Poa foliosa
• Poa litorosa
• Prasophyllum colensoi
• Puccinellia antipoda
• Uncinia hookeri

Dicotyledons

The following species of dicotyledon have been recorded from the Antipodes Islands:

• Anisotome antipoda
• Apium prostratum
• Stilbocarpa polaris
• Helichrysum bellidioides
• Lagenifera petiolata
• Leptinella plumosa
• Pleurophyllum criniferum
• Pseudognaphalium luteoalbum
• Senecio radiolatus
• Sonchus asper
• Taraxacum magellanicum
• Cardamine corymbosa
• Lepidium oleraceum
• Callitriche antarctica
• Colobanthus apetalus
• Colobanthus muscoides
• Stellaria decipiens var. decipiens
• Stellaria decipiens var. angustata
• Stellaria media
• Crassula moschata
• Gentiana antipoda
• Geranium microphyllum
• Pratia arenaria
• Epilobium alsinoides subsp. atriplicifolium
• Epilobium pedunculare
• Rumex neglectus
• Montia fontana
• Acaena minor var. antarctica
• Coprosma ciliata
• Coprosma perpusilla subsp. subantarctica
• Coprosma rugosa
• Coprosma rugosa x ciliata
• Urtica australis

References

• Godley, E. J. (1989). "The flora of Antipodes Island" (PDF). New Zealand Journal of Botany 27: 531–563. doi:10.1080/0028825x.1989.10414138. 

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