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Aerial
Resprout
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Does this taxon regrow from aerial
shoots after damage (including fire)?
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Altitude
Bands
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Specific
altitude categories
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Biostatus
Description
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Values
describing the biostatus of a taxon within the context of New Zealand (e.g.
native, exotic, or naturalised)
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Canadian
Function
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Canadian functional types, which
describe growth traits of a wetland taxon as defined by Boutin and Keddy (1994)
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Climate
Match
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Match between the climate range
associated with a taxon within its region of origin and the climate range
within New Zealand
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Climate
Range
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Type of climate(s) under which the taxon
grows, or would be likely to grow in New Zealand
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Community
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Type of environment in which the taxon
can grow in New Zealand
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Community
Position (Wetland)
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Community position associated with a
wetland taxon
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Congeneric
Weed
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Is
there another weedy taxon in the same genus to which the species in question
belongs?
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Countries
of Origin
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Countries
identified by country code as defined by ISO 3166
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Dispersal
Method(s)
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Dispersal
methods that may be associated with a taxon (including seeds and vegetative
organs)
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Distribution
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Distribution and abundance of the taxon
within New Zealand
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Ecological
Area
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Geographic
regions and districts within New Zealand characterised by a given set of
ecological conditions
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Esler
Life Mode
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Life modes under which a taxon may be
classified as defined by Esler (1988)
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Flowering
Period Length
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The mean length of the flowering period
for the taxon in months
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Flowering
Season
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Season during which a taxon may flower
in New Zealand
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Fruiting
Period Length
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Length of time that the taxon bears
fruit, in months
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Fruiting
Season
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Season during which a taxon may bear
fruit in New Zealand
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Germination
Requirements
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Conditions required by a seed of a
particular taxon before it will germinate
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Hydrological
Source
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Source of water for a wetland habitat
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Introduction
Reason
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Reasons why a taxon was introduced into
New Zealand
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Islands
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Islands
on which a taxon may be present
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Lateral
Spread (Wetland)
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The ability of a wetland taxon to spread
laterally by vegetative growth
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Latitude
Degrees
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Value
of the northernmost and southernmost latitude at which a taxon is known to
exist on the globe
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Latitude
Direction
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Position
of latitude degrees relative to the equator (northern or southern)
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Leaf
Form
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Forms of photosynthetic organs present
in the taxon
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Leaf
Longevity
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Relative length of time a taxon retains
its leaves during the year
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Leaf Width
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The
mean width of a leaf for the taxon in millimetres
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Max
Flower Diameter
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Maximum diameter of a flower or all
florets of a composite flower
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Max
Mean Leaf Length
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The mean maximum length of a leaf for
the taxon in millimetres
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Max Mean Plant
Height
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The mean maximum height of the taxon in
metres
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Mean
Crop Interval
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The mean time between seed crops for a
taxon in years
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Mean
Fruit Long Length
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Mean length of a fruit for the taxon,
measured along the longitudinal axis, in millimeters
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Mean
Fruit Short Length
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Mean width of a fruit for the taxon,
measured across the widest transverse axis, in millimetres
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Mean
Leaf Lifespan
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The mean life of a leaf for a deciduous
taxon in months
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Mean
Seed Mass
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The mean seed mass for a taxon, in
milligrams
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Mean Plant Height
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The mean height of the plant in metres
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Mean Plant Lifespan
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The mean length of life for the taxon in
years
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Min Juvenile Period
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The shortest length of time it takes the
taxon to mature sexually and produce fruit and seeds, in years or part years
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Mycorrhizal
Association
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Is this taxon associated with
mycorrhizas?
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Naturalisation
Period
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When a taxon was first recorded in the
wild within New Zealand, and preserved as a herbarium specimen
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Naturalised
Elsewhere
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Is
this taxon naturalised in another country?
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New
Zealand Planting History
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Date ranges defining when a taxon was
first introduced into New Zealand, or when its introduction may be first
inferred from entries in nursery catalogues
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Nitrogen
Fixing
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Is this a nitrogen-fixing taxon?
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Number of Shoots
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Mean number of shoots present per plant
for a taxon
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Nutrient
Status
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Productive state of a water body where a
wetland taxon occurs
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Palatable
to Animals
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Is this taxon palatable to animals?
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Peat
Forming
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Peat-forming ability of a wetland taxon
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Poisonous
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Is this taxon poisonous to stock or
humans?
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Pollination
Agents
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Mechanisms by which flowers of a taxon
may be pollinated
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Polyploidy
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Can this taxon undergo polyploidy
(genome doubling producing multiple sets of chromosomes)
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Raunkiaer
Life Mode
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Life modes under which a taxon may be
classified as defined by Raunkiaer (1934)
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Regeneration
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Event that predisposes colonization of
the taxon
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Region(s)
of Origin
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The
geographic region from which a non-indigenous taxon originated
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Ripened
Fruit Colour
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Colours by which a fruit (when it is
ripe) may be classified
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Rooting
Depth (Wetland)
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Depth of a water body where a
root-forming aquatic macrophyte can colonise, in metres
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Seed
Bank Type
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Maximum length of time a seed belonging
to the taxon may remain viable in the soil seed bank
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Seed
Length
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The mean length of a seed for the taxon
in millimetres
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Seed
Number
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Number of seeds per fruit, cone, or
inflorescence
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Seed
Production & Viability
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The proportion of seeds from a taxon
that are viable
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Seed
Width
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The mean width of a seed for the taxon
in millimetres
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Seed
Wing Load Index
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Weight
of seed divided by wing length
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Seeds
Per Plant
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Range in the number of seeds produced by
one plant of a given taxon
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Self-compatible
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Can this taxon self-pollinate
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Serotiny
of Fruits
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Degree to which fruits (or cones) and
their seeds are resistant to the effect of fire
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Sexual
Reproduction
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Sexual reproductive flowering categories
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Shade
Tolerance
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Tolerance to shade
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Spines
or Burrs
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Does this taxon have spines or burrs on
the vegetative parts or the dispersal unit?
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Subject
of Poison
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Subject to which the taxon in question
is known to be poisonous
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Terrestrial
Habitat (Wetland)
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A specific wetland terrestrial habitat
category
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Vegetative
Organs
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Vegetative organs associated with a
taxon
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Water
Depth (Wetland)
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Depth of a water body where taxon is
found, in metres
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Water
Tolerance (Wetland)
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Tolerance of taxon to inundation by
water
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Weed
Elsewhere
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Is
this taxon a weed elsewhere?
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Weed
List
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Present
in a list containing taxa known to be weedy within New Zealand
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Wetland
Vegetation
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The structural class associated with a
wetland taxon based on Arkinson (1985)
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The trait in question has been
investigated but data suitable for entry into the system were not available
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The trait in question is not
applicable for the taxon in question
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Investigation into data relevant to
the trait in question has not been carried out to date
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