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170 IMG_4879 Sunset towards the West Travis Swamp Sig

170 IMG_4879 Sunset towards the West Travis Swamp Sig

Travis Wetland Nature Heritage Park. Christchurch New Zealand ... Travis is the largest wetland in Christchurch with an area of 56.5 hectares, and is unique in ...
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Travis Wetland Nature Heritage Park. Christchurch New Zealand ... Travis is the largest wetland in Christchurch with an area of 56.5 hectares, and is unique in the fact that it is situated in an urban area. Bounded by Mairehau, Frosts, and Travis Roads, this area is Christchurch's last major piece of freshwater wetland. Travis Wetland is an important site for local and regional conservation of wetland plants. Among the plants here are manuka, the tall baumea reed, a spider orchid, and other small herbaceous plants. These survivors nestle within the predominant vegetation of rushes, sedges, grasses, herbs, New Zealand flax, raupo, and ferns. Some of the native plants here were thought to be locally extinct.
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