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  3. Identifying plants

Identifying plants

Two sand binding species on foredunes that can sometimes be difficult to identify - the native spinifex (front) and the exotic marram grass (back), Manawatu coast.Two sand binding species on foredunes that can sometimes be difficult to identify - the native spinifex (front) and the exotic marram grass (back), Manawatu coast.Vegetation cover

One of the aims of coastal monitoring is to identify the key native and exotic plant species that are living on the dunes.

The exception is for most exotic grasses and herbaceous species unless users are competent at identifying key exotic species that can dominate some dunes such as kikuyu.

Most species found growing on your dunes are likely to be listed.

Plant identification

When entering species into the database, the 6-letter National Vegetation Survey species code is used. A list of the species that can currently be entered into the database showing the 6-letter code as well as the scientific, common, and Māori names can be viewed on the printable species codes page. Further information to help identify species is available at the New Zealand Plant Conservation Network website. Note that when a sample point has no no live vegetation, the species code column must be left blank.

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  • Creating a new site
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  • Identifying plants
  • Locating or establishing transects
  • Surveying vegetation cover
  • Recording dune profiles
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  • Survey data
    • Northland
      • Ahipara
        • Kaka Street
          • Transect 3b
            • 27/05/2017
          • Transect 1
            • 29/11/2022
            • 11/01/2022
            • 20/01/2021
            • 27/05/2017
          • Transect 2
            • 29/11/2022
            • 11/01/2022
            • 20/01/2021
            • 27/05/2017
          • Transect 3
            • 29/11/2022
            • 11/01/2022
            • 20/01/2021
            • 27/05/2017
          • Transect 4
            • 29/11/2022
            • 11/01/2022
            • 20/01/2021
            • 27/05/2017
        • Mapere Block
          • Transect 1
            • 29/11/2022
            • 29/05/2017
          • Transect 2
            • 29/11/2022
            • 11/01/2022
            • 20/01/2021
            • 29/05/2017
          • Transect 3
            • 29/11/2022
            • 11/01/2022
            • 20/01/2021
            • 29/05/2017
          • Transect 4
            • 29/11/2022
            • 11/01/2022
            • 20/01/2021
            • 29/05/2017
          • Transect 5
            • 29/11/2022
            • 11/01/2022
            • 20/01/2021
            • 29/05/2017
          • Transect 6
            • 29/11/2022
            • 11/01/2022
            • 20/01/2021
            • 29/05/2017
          • Transect 7
            • 29/05/2017
          • Transect 8
            • 29/05/2017
          • Transect 9
            • 29/05/2017
      • Hukatere
        • Hukatere Lodge
          • Transect 1
            • 19/01/2021
            • 28/05/2017
          • Transect 2
            • 19/01/2021
            • 28/05/2017
      • Marsden Point
        • Mair Road
          • Transect 1
            • 14/12/2022
            • 27/01/2022
          • Transect 2
            • 14/12/2022
            • 27/01/2022
          • Transect 3
            • 14/12/2022
            • 27/01/2022
          • Transect 4
            • 14/12/2022
            • 27/01/2022
      • Matapouri
        • Te Wairoa reserve
          • Transect 1
            • 08/03/2021
          • Transect 2
            • 08/03/2021
          • Transect 3
            • 08/03/2021
          • Transect 4
            • 08/03/2021
      • Pataua North
        • Site 1
          • Transect 1
            • 20/12/2022
            • 09/12/2021
            • 12/01/2021
            • 25/05/2017
          • Transect 2
            • 20/12/2022
            • 09/12/2021
            • 12/01/2021
            • 25/05/2017
          • Transect 3
            • 20/12/2022
            • 09/12/2021
            • 12/01/2021
            • 25/05/2017
          • Transect 4
            • 20/12/2022
            • 09/12/2021
            • 12/01/2021
            • 25/05/2017
          • Transect 5
            • 21/12/2022
            • 09/12/2021
            • 12/01/2021
            • 08/06/2017
          • Transect 6
            • 21/12/2022
            • 09/12/2021
            • 12/01/2021
            • 08/06/2017
      • Puwheke
        • Puwheke Beach West
          • Transect 1
            • 28/11/2022
            • 13/01/2022
          • Transect 2
            • 28/11/2022
            • 13/01/2022
          • Transect 3
            • 28/11/2022
            • 13/01/2022
          • Transect 4
            • 28/11/2022
            • 13/01/2022
          • Transect 5
            • 28/11/2012
          • Transect 6
            • 28/11/2022
      • Ruakaka
        • Ruakaka Racecourse
          • Transect 1b
            • 02/12/2020
            • 23/05/2017
          • Transect 2b
            • 02/12/2020
            • 23/05/2017
          • Transect 1
            • 09/12/2022
            • 21/01/2022
            • 02/12/2020
            • 23/05/2017
          • Transect 2
            • 09/12/2022
            • 21/01/2022
          • Transect 3
            • 09/12/2022
            • 21/01/2022
          • Transect 4
            • 09/12/2022
            • 21/01/2022
        • Ruakaka Surf Club
          • Transect 1
            • 09/12/2022
            • 22/12/2020
            • 23/05/2017
          • Transect 2
            • 09/12/2022
            • 22/12/2020
            • 23/05/2017
          • Transect 3
            • 09/12/2022
            • 22/12/2020
            • 23/05/2017
          • Transect 4
            • 09/12/2022
            • 22/12/2020
            • 23/05/2017
          • Transect 5
            • 09/12/2022
            • 22/12/2020
            • 23/05/2017
      • Taipa
        • 2016 Trial Surveys
          • Transect 1
            • 09/05/2016
          • Transect 2
            • 09/05/2016
          • Transect 3
            • 09/05/2016
          • Transect 4
            • 09/05/2016
          • Transect 5
            • 09/05/2016
        • Taipa Beach
          • Transect 1
            • 13/01/2023
            • 14/01/2022
            • 13/01/2021
            • 26/05/2017
          • Transect 2
            • 13/01/2023
            • 14/01/2022
            • 13/01/2021
            • 26/05/2017
          • Transect 3
            • 13/01/2023
            • 14/01/2022
            • 26/05/2017
          • Transect 4
            • 13/01/2023
            • 14/01/2022
            • 13/01/2021
            • 26/05/2017
          • Transect 5
            • 13/01/2023
            • 14/01/2022
            • 13/01/2021
            • 26/05/2017
          • Transect 6
            • 13/01/2023
            • 14/01/2022
            • 13/01/2021
            • 26/05/2017
          • Transect 7
            • 13/01/2023
            • 14/01/2022
            • 13/01/2021
            • 26/05/2017
          • Transect 8
            • 13/01/2023
            • 14/01/2022
            • 13/01/2021
            • 26/05/2017
          • Transect 9
            • 13/01/2023
            • 14/01/2022
            • 13/01/2021
      • Uretiti
        • Site 1
          • Transect 1
            • 15/12/2022
            • 01/03/2022
          • Transect 2
            • 15/12/2022
            • 01/03/2022
          • Transect 3
            • 15/12/2022
            • 01/03/2022
          • Transect 4
            • 15/12/2022
            • 01/03/2022
      • Waipapakauri Ramp
        • Waipakauri Ramp North
          • Transect 1
            • 28/11/2022
            • 12/01/2022
          • Transect 2
            • 28/11/2022
            • 12/01/2022
      • Waipu Cove
        • Recreation Reserve
          • Transect 1
            • 12/01/2023
            • 10/12/2020
            • 23/05/2017
          • Transect 2
            • 12/01/2023
            • 27/01/2022
            • 10/12/2020
            • 23/05/2017
          • Transect 3
            • 12/01/2023
            • 27/01/2022
            • 10/12/2020
            • 23/05/2017
          • Transect 4
            • 12/01/2023
            • 27/01/2022
            • 10/12/2020
            • 23/05/2017
          • Transect 5
            • 12/01/2023
            • 27/01/2022
            • 10/12/2020
            • 23/05/2017
          • Transect 6
            • 12/01/2023
            • 27/01/2022
            • 10/12/2020
            • 23/05/2017
          • Transect 7
            • 12/01/2023
            • 27/01/2022
            • 10/12/2020
            • 23/05/2017
          • Transect 8
            • 12/01/2023
            • 27/01/2022
            • 10/12/2020
            • 23/05/2017
          • Transect 9
            • 12/01/2023
            • 27/01/2022
            • 10/12/2020
            • 23/05/2017
          • Transect 10
            • 12/01/2023
            • 27/01/2022
            • 10/12/2020
            • 23/05/2017
          • Transect 11
            • 12/01/2023
            • 27/01/2022
            • 10/12/2020
            • 23/05/2017
          • Transect 12
            • 12/01/2023
            • 10/12/2020
            • 23/05/2017
          • Transect 13
            • 12/01/2023
            • 27/01/2022
            • 10/12/2020
            • 23/05/2017
          • Transect 14
            • 12/01/2023
            • 27/01/2022
            • 10/12/2020
            • 23/05/2017
          • Transect 15
            • 12/01/2023
            • 27/01/2022
            • 10/12/2020
            • 23/05/2017
          • Transect 16
            • 12/01/2023
            • 27/01/2022
            • 10/12/2020
            • 23/05/2017
          • Transect 17
            • 12/01/2023
            • 27/01/2022
            • 10/12/2020
            • 23/05/2017
        • Waipu Refuge
          • Transect 1
            • 11/05/2022
            • 08/04/2021
          • Transect 2
            • 11/05/2022
            • 08/04/2021
          • Transect 3
            • 11/05/2022
            • 08/04/2021
          • Transect 4
            • 11/05/2022
            • 08/04/2021
    • Auckland
    • Waikato
      • Cooks Beach
        • Capt. Cook
          • Transect 1
            • 06/12/2017
          • Transect 2
            • 06/12/2017
          • Transect 3
            • 06/12/2017
          • Transect 4
            • 06/12/2017
        • Main beach
          • Transect 1
            • 06/12/2017
          • Transect 2
            • 06/12/2017
          • Transect 3
            • 06/12/2017
          • Transect 4
            • 06/12/2017
      • Raglan
        • Harbour carpark
          • Transect 1
            • 29/11/2017
          • Transect 2
            • 29/11/2017
          • Transect 3
            • 29/11/2017
          • Transect 4
            • 29/11/2017
        • Harbour marae
          • Transect 1
            • 29/11/2017
          • Transect 2
            • 29/11/2017
          • Transect 3
            • 29/11/2017
          • Transect 4
            • 29/11/2017
        • Surf beach
          • Transect 1
            • 29/11/2017
          • Transect 2
            • 29/11/2017
          • Transect 3
            • 29/11/2017
          • Transect 4
            • 29/11/2017
        • Surf club
          • Transect 1
            • 29/11/2017
          • Transect 2
            • 29/11/2017
          • Transect 3
            • 29/11/2017
          • Transect 4
            • 29/11/2017
      • Whangamata Beach
        • 2015 planting
          • Transect 1
            • 07/12/2017
          • Transect 2
            • 07/12/2017
          • Transect 3
            • 07/12/2017
        • 2016 planting
          • Transect 1
            • 07/12/2017
          • Transect 2
            • 07/12/2017
        • 2017 planting
          • Transect 1
            • 07/12/2017
          • Transect 2
            • 07/12/2017
          • Transect 3
            • 07/12/2017
        • Control, no planting
          • Transect 1
            • 07/12/2017
          • Transect 2
            • 07/12/2017
          • Transect 3
            • 07/12/2017
    • Bay of Plenty
      • Bryan’s Beach
      • Dotterel Point Pukehina MOWS
        • Site 1
          • Transect 1
            • 29/03/2022
            • 22/01/2021
          • Transect 2
            • 29/03/2022
            • 22/01/2021
          • Transect 3
            • 29/03/2022
            • 22/01/2021
      • Hukawai
      • Maketu Spit
        • Site 1
          • Transect 4b
            • 06/05/2017
          • Transect 5b
            • 06/05/2017
          • Transect 6b
            • 06/05/2017
          • Transect 1b
            • 06/05/2017
          • Transect 2b
            • 06/05/2017
          • Transect 3b
            • 06/05/2017
          • Transect 1
            • 06/05/2017
          • Transect 2
            • 06/05/2017
          • Transect 3
            • 06/05/2017
          • Transect 4
            • 06/05/2017
          • Transect 5
            • 06/05/2017
          • Transect 6
            • 06/05/2017
      • Maketu Spit MOWS
        • MOWS-Biodiversity
          • Transect 1
            • 06/04/2022
            • 05/02/2021
          • Transect 2
            • 04/04/2022
            • 05/02/2021
          • Transect 3
            • 04/04/2022
            • 05/02/2021
          • Transect 4
            • 04/04/2022
            • 05/02/2021
          • Transect 5
            • 04/04/2022
            • 05/02/2021
          • Transect 6
            • 04/04/2022
            • 02/02/2021
        • Papamoa Plots
          • Transect 2
            • 03/06/2021
          • Transect 3
            • 03/06/2021
          • Transect 5
            • 03/06/2021
        • Spit Site 1 - Schools
          • Transect 2b
            • 01/10/2021
            • 26/02/2021
            • 13/08/2020
          • Transect 4b
            • 26/02/2021
            • 13/08/2020
          • Transect 5b
            • 23/05/2022
            • 26/02/2021
            • 13/08/2020
          • Transect 1b
            • 26/02/2021
            • 13/08/2020
          • Transect 3b
            • 01/10/2021
            • 26/02/2021
            • 13/08/2020
          • Transect 1
            • 23/05/2022
            • 26/02/2021
            • 13/08/2020
          • Transect 2
            • 23/05/2022
            • 01/10/2021
            • 26/02/2021
            • 13/08/2020
          • Transect 3
            • 23/05/2022
            • 01/10/2021
            • 26/02/2021
            • 13/08/2020
          • Transect 4
            • 23/05/2022
            • 26/02/2021
            • 13/08/2020
          • Transect 5
            • 01/10/2021
            • 26/02/2021
            • 13/08/2020
      • Maraetotara
      • Newdicks Beach
        • Site 1
          • Transect 1
            • 19/05/2017
          • Transect 2
            • 19/05/2017
          • Transect 3
            • 19/05/2017
      • Newdicks Beach MOWS
        • Newdicks Site 1
          • Transect 1
            • 06/04/2022
            • 22/01/2021
          • Transect 2
            • 06/04/2022
            • 22/01/2021
          • Transect 3
            • 06/04/2022
            • 22/01/2021
      • Papamoa
        • Site 1
          • Transect 1
            • 21/03/2017
          • Transect 2
            • 21/03/2017
          • Transect 3
            • 21/03/2017
          • Transect 4
            • 21/03/2017
          • Transect 5
            • 21/03/2017
    • Gisborne
    • Hawkes Bay
    • Manawatu-Wanganui
    • Taranaki
    • Wellington
      • South Coast
        • Princess Bay
      • Wellington City Council beaches
        • Island Bay
          • Transect 1
            • 28/01/2020
    • Nelson
      • Wainui Spit Beach
        • Wainui Spit Beach
    • Marlborough
    • Tasman
    • West Coast
    • Canterbury
      • Woodend Beach
    • Otago
    • Southland
  • Print survey sheets
  • Guidelines
    • Creating a new site
    • Paperwork
    • Equipment
    • Identifying plants
    • Locating or establishing transects
    • Surveying vegetation cover
    • Recording dune profiles
    • Photopoints
  • About
    • Why monitor dunes?
    • Zonation & vegetation
    • Information sources
    • Managing your data
  • Contact