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Dacrycarpus dacrydioides (formerly Podocarpus dacrydioides, syn white pine, kahikatea) is a tall growing conifer, which can reach 300 ft (60 m). The leaves occur in juvenile, semi-adult and adult forms. The female ovules and male cones are carried on different trees. |
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Dacrydium cupressinum is a tree that grows to 60–100 ft (18–30 m)
in New Zealand, where is it called rimu, or red pine. The leaves are small,
and closely overlap the drooping branches. The stringy bark peels off in
long flakes. It is common in lowland and mountain forests in the North,
South and Stewart Islands. |
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Dianella nigra forms tufts of narrow strappy foliage. The green leaves are narrow,
and rough to the touch, 10–24 in (25–60 cm) long. The
flowers are small and white. The berries (illustrated) are blue-purple through
to white. |
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Dianella nigra ‘Margaret Pringle’ is a variegated cultivar with varying stripes of cream-white, the edges can be pink. |
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Dicksonia fibrosa (syn wheki-ponga) is a tree fern with a stout truck, reaching
8 ft (2.5 m) in time. The young fronds are almost erect, spreading
as they age, green to dark green. |
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Discaria toumatou is a prickly, bushy shrub or small tree, which grows up to
20 ft (6 m) high. The green, spear-shaped leaves are 0.4–8 in
(1–2 cm) long and occur singly or in bundles next to the thorns.
The white flowers are tiny, 0.1–0.2 in (3–5 mm) in diameter;
summer. |
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Dodonea viscosa is an erect to spreading, vigorous, evergreen shrub, growing
to 40–120 in (1–3 m) high and wide. The green leaves
are oval to spear-shaped, 1.6–4 in (4–10 cm) long. The
small flowers are greenish to yellowish, with male and female flowers on
separate plants. |
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Dolichoglottis scorzoneroides (syn Senecio scorzoneroides) is an herbaceous perennial,
with fleshy, parallel veined leaves. The green leaves are narrow, parallel-sided
to oval, up to 8 in (20 cm) long. The daisy flowers are 1.6–2.4 in
(4–6 cm) across. |
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Donatia novae-zelandiae is a dense, spreading cushion plant. The dark, closely
overlapping leaves are 0.2–0.4 in (5–10 mm) long. Single
white flowers about 0.4 in (9 mm) diameter are seen in summer. |
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Dracophyllum arboreum is tree or an upright shrub up to 33 ft (10 m) high,
with a short thick trunk. The adult leaves are 3.5 in (9 cm) long,
and are clustered towards the ends of the branchlets. The tubular flowers
are pale yellow. |
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Dracophyllum menziesii is a medium sized, much-branched, spreading or erect growing
shrub, which can reach 7 ft (2 m). The green, curving, leathery
leaves are 3–8 in (7.5–20 cm) long. The small, creamy-white
flowers are trumpet-shaped. |
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Dracophyllum recurvum is a low-growing shrub that can reach 40 in (1 m)
high. The curved leaves are grey to reddish-brown. The flowers are white,
and occur in clusters at the branch ends. |
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