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white climbing rātā
Metrosideros diffusa
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Boxleaf HoneysuckleLonicera ligustrina
Evergreen HuckleberryVaccinium ovatumStudy checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| New Zealand | 1,996 |
|---|---|
| Wellington Region | 380 |
| West Coast Region | 333 |
| Canterbury Region | 215 |
| Southland Region | 167 |
| Waikato Region | 159 |
| Otago Region | 144 |
| Manawatu-Wanganui Region | 112 |
| Auckland Region | 81 |
| Bay of Plenty Region | 79 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Restoration or landscaping useListed as being used for restoration, landscaping, ornamental planting, erosion control, soil improvement, shade, windbreaks, pollution indicators, or wastewater purification.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | myrtles, evening primroses, and allies · Myrtales |
| Family | myrtle family · Myrtaceae |
| Genus | Rātā and allies · Metrosideros |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise white climbing rātā with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.