Photography Credits

Thank you to the photographers whose work helps us share the native plants of Aotearoa New Zealand. This page lists the photographers and licences for photographs used on this site.

Plant photography

The plant photographs below come from Wikimedia Commons and are used under the licence shown. Select a photo name to see the original and its full licence details. Images may have been resized or cropped for this website.

Essence Photo Photographer Licence
No 12 Native Harebell W gracilis main photo.jpg GeorgieMcD CC0
No 12 Native Harebell W gracilis image2.jpg GeorgieMcD CC0
No 22 Manuka (Flower Essences course) Mānuka flowers and foliage - Hooton Reserve, Auckland.jpg Bjankuloski06 CC BY 4.0
No 38 Rasp Fern (Fern Essences course) Young rasp fern frond (Doodia media).jpg Avenue CC BY-SA 3.0
No 54 Houpara PseudopanaxLessonii-003.jpg Kahuroa Public domain
No 54 Houpara Pseudopanax-lessonii-005.jpg Kahuroa Public domain
No 55 Hangehange Geniostoma ligustrifolium 11.JPG Rudolph89 CC0
No 57 Cabbage Tree Mature multi-branched cabbage tree in full flower.jpg Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia Public domain
No 57 Cabbage Tree Cordyline australis. (cabbage tree) NZ (38259090331).jpg Bernard Spragg. NZ from Christchurch, New Zealand CC0
No 65 Tree Fuchsia Flowering kotukutuku directly from trunk - Tree fuchsia (Fuchsia excorticata) displaying cauliflory.jpg Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia Public domain
No 65 Tree Fuchsia Fuchsia excorticata (tree fuchsia) flower.jpg Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia Public domain
No 65 Tree Fuchsia Fuchsia excorticata (tree fuchsia) flowers and leaves.jpg Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia Public domain
No 65 Tree Fuchsia Fuchsia excorticata 239993561.jpg dianne_and_gordon_purdie CC0
No 66 Rangiora Brachyglottis repanda (Rangiora) inflorescence and leaves.jpg Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia Public domain
No 68 Puriri PuririFlowers.jpg Kahuroa Public domain
No 68 Puriri Pūriri flower 20250702 130734.jpg Prosperosity CC0
No 68 Puriri Pūriri unripe fruit 20250702 130645.jpg Prosperosity CC0
No 68 Puriri VitexLucens019.jpg Kahuroa Public domain
No 70 Hen and Chickens Fern Hen and Chicken Fern (Asplenium bulbiferum) frond with bulbils.jpg Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia Public domain
No 72 Shining Spleenwort Shining spleenwort 11.JPG Rudolph89 CC0
No 72 Shining Spleenwort Asplenium oblongifolium - Botanischer Garten München-Nymphenburg - DSC08042.jpg Daderot Public domain
No 85 Black Mamaku Black tree fern (6706317875).jpg Akos Kokai CC BY 2.0
No 94 Five Finger Pseudopanax arboreus kz01.jpg Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz CC BY-SA 4.0
No 94 Five Finger Five finger leaves, Brookfield Stream Reserve.jpg Bjankuloski06 CC BY 4.0
No 96 Sword Fern Blechnum discolor kz12.jpg Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz CC BY-SA 4.0
No 96 Sword Fern Blechnum discolor kz04.jpg Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz CC BY-SA 4.0
No 98 Native Daphne 稻花屬 Pimelea longifolia -紐西蘭 Dunedin Botanic Garden, New Zealand- (45570758265).jpg 阿橋 HQ CC BY-SA 2.0
No 103 Native Angelica Scandia rosifolia kz02.jpg Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz CC BY-SA 4.0
No 103 Native Angelica Scandia rosifolia kz3.jpg Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz CC BY-SA 4.0
No 105 Tawa Beilschmiedia tawa, Brook Waimārama.jpg Mike Dickison CC BY 4.0
No 106 Kawaka Libocedrus plumosa kz3.jpg Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz CC BY-SA 4.0
No 107 Tree Nettle Urtica ferox foliage.jpg John Barkla CC BY 4.0
No 113 Titoki Alectryon excelsus excelsus - Duncan Cunningham - 112510592.jpeg Duncan Cunningham CC BY 4.0
No 113 Titoki Alectryon excelsus 1.jpg Tatiana Gerus from Brisbane, Australia CC BY 2.0
No 114 Taraire Taraire2367drupe.jpg Kahuroa Public domain
No 114 Taraire Taraire2367drupes.jpg Kahuroa Public domain
No 115 Bridal Tree Pennantia corymbosa in Auckland Botanic Gardens 01.jpg Krzysztof Golik CC BY-SA 4.0
No 116 Alpine Baby Fern Blechnum penna-marina kz19.jpg Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz CC BY 4.0
No 122 Fairy Bouquet Orchid Earina autumnalis 11.JPG Rudolph89 CC0
No 123 Spring Orchid Earina mucronata 108487927 (cropped).jpg Danielle Munster CC0
No 123 Spring Orchid Earina mucronata 101776249.jpg Sarah Tassell CC0
No 124 Fairy Sceptre Orchid Microtis unifolia kz01.jpg Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz CC BY-SA 4.0
No 124 Fairy Sceptre Orchid Microtis unifolia kz03.jpg Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz CC BY-SA 4.0
No 125 Elfshood Orchid Pterostylis banksii (9606450526) - cropped.jpg Bernard Spragg. NZ from Christchurch, New Zealand CC0
No 125 Elfshood Orchid Pterostylis banksii kz01.jpg Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz CC BY-SA 4.0
No 125 Elfshood Orchid Greenhood orchid (13854871825).jpg John Tann from Sydney, Australia CC BY 2.0
No 126 Tree of Life Orchid Winika cunninghamii.JPG Kotare CC BY-SA 4.0
No 127 Sun Orchid Thelymitra pauciflora (Slender Sun-orchid). (24997768485).jpg DavidFrancis34 from Australia CC BY-SA 2.0
No 128 Horned Orchid Orthoceras novae-zeelandiae - cropped.jpg Haydenrjones CC BY-SA 4.0
No 128 Horned Orchid Orthoceras-novaezealandiae-Manawatu.jpg Haydenrjones CC BY 4.0
No 143 Temple Grass Chionochloa flavescens 30635373.jpg John Barkla CC BY 4.0
No 164 Giant Royal Moss Dawsonia superba kz01.jpg Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz CC BY-SA 4.0
No 170 Cape Reinga Rata Metrosideros bartlettii kz1.jpg Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz CC BY-SA 4.0
No 170 Cape Reinga Rata Metrosideros bartlettii in cultivation in Wellington (cropped).jpg Tim Park CC BY 4.0
No 170 Cape Reinga Rata Metrosideros bartlettii kz2.jpg Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz CC BY-SA 4.0
No 173 Forest Daphne Alseuosmia macrophylla kz1.jpg Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz CC BY-SA 4.0
No 174 Fragrant Spirit Tree Olearia solandri 123977236.jpg rempson CC BY 4.0
No 175 Golden Tree Fern Dicksonia fibrosa in Auckland Botanic Gardens 02.jpg Krzysztof Golik CC BY-SA 4.0
No 176 Kohekohe Dysoxylum spectabile by Peter de Lange.jpg Peter de Lange CC0
No 177 Looking Glass Plant Coprosma repens kz2.jpg Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz CC BY-SA 4.0
No 178 Makamaka Ackama rosifolia 2797830.jpg Peter de Lange CC0
No 178 Makamaka Caldcluvia rosifolia kz3.jpg Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz CC BY-SA 4.0
No 179 Manawa-ora Halocarpus kirkii kz5.jpg Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz CC BY-SA 4.0
No 180 Mangeao Mangeao2267leaves.jpg Kahuroa Public domain
No 183 Mountain Mat Daisy Raoulia parkii 01.jpg Krzysztof Golik CC BY-SA 4.0
No 184 Mountain Violet Viola cunninghamii kz11.jpg Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz CC BY-SA 4.0
No 0 Black Orchid Gastrodia cunninghamii 462676649.jpg Michael Berardozzi CC BY 4.0
No 0 Black Orchid Gastrodia cunninghamii 479974626.jpg Dustin Edmundson CC BY 4.0

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