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Mears Bush
Plants at Mears Bush
Lancewood
Native Grasses
The juvenile Lancewood
Scientific name: Pesudopanax crassifolius
Common name: Lancewood
Maori name: Horoeka
This tree looks very different in its juvenile form. Some call it the upside down tree because the leaves are pointing down. This changes as the tree gets bigger and it grows a long trunk with a large canopy of leaves.
Carex Uncinia
Scientific name: Depends on the grass variety
Common name: Depends on the grass variety
Maori name: patiti (grass)
New Zealand has around 190 species of native grasses. A lot of grasses are very hardy and will grow in many different kinds of spaces. You will not only see them in the bush, open grassland and gardens but also in the middle of roundabouts because of their hardiness.
The large canopy of an mature Lancewood
The Lancewood can grow to up to 15 meters tall. Their leaves are elongated and leathery. In February the tree will flower. These flowers form in clusters and are creamy green colour. Tui and Kereru like to eat the flowers of the Lancewood.
Carex Uncinia next to a water
way
In Mears Bush you will find Carex Uncinia, commonly known as hook sedge or the Maori name, Kamu. This grass will grow in dense forest as well as out in shrubland. It does like a damp areas like waterways.
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