#ruapehu

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Mt Ruapehu, New Zealand

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#2318 - Epilobium glabellum

From the Greek epi- ‘upon’ and lobos ‘a pod’ because the flowers appearing to be growing on the seed pod. glabellum means 'hairless'.

A willowherb endemic to alpine areas on North and South Island, and Auckland Island. More common on South Island, which has more mountains. The minute pappate seeds are wind-dispersed.

Mt Ruapehu, North Island Volcanic Plateau, New Zealand

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Mt Ngāuruhoe [IMG_2390] by Kesara Rathnayake Via Flickr: Mt Ruapehu, Tongariro National Park, Aotearoa New Zealand.

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Dusk at Mount Ngauruhoe - Tongariro National Park, NZ (2024) by Jos Buurmans

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Ruapehu

Ngauruhoe

Tongariro and Ngauruhoe

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Glaciated stratovolcano Ruapehu and volcanic cone Ngauruhoe. Roadside view north of Waiouru. Te Onetapu / Rangipo Desert, Aotearoa. 18 Oct 2022.

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Mount Ruapehu by Thomas Pesquet https://flic.kr/p/2mAWmWg

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