Peatlands

Peatlands.

Peat forms over thousands of years when lack of oxygen in poorly drained areas leads to a build up of undecomposed plant litter. This can accumulate to many metres in depth and produces a soil that is poorly drained and very low in nutrients. The species here are listed in order of tolerance of these extreme conditions.

Sporadanthus ferrugineus

Empodisma minus

Drosera spathulata

Dianella nigra turutu

Gleichenia dicarpa tanglefern

Epacris pauciflora

Leptospermum scoparium manuka

Dicksonia squarrosa wheki