Auckland – West                          Mainly West of Queen Street – seen through my lens

June 28, 2010

Whau Pod

Filed under: Arataki,Plants,Titirangi — Tags: — paul @ 10:24 am
Whau Pods

Whau Pods

On Saturday we had thick fog until late morning, and I found these beautifully decorated whau pods at the Arataki Visitor Centre. The Whau (Entelea arborescens) is a shrub or small tree, endemic to New Zealand. It is a deciduous plant, laden with prickly seed pods in winter.

3 Comments

  1. This is a beautiful nature photo and quite unusual.

    Comment by joan — June 29, 2010 @ 3:01 am

  2. Wow. That is absolutely gorgeous.

    Comment by cara — June 29, 2010 @ 2:23 pm

  3. Drop of rain on the fine line of web , incredible nature look total beautiful !!!

    Comment by boom nisanart — June 30, 2010 @ 8:17 am

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