I am indebted to my dear friend Ineke van Neuren for allowing me to publish these photographs, taken by her on Mount Ruapehu (2797m) on New Zealand's beautiful North Island.
 

Celmisia spectabilis. Photographed early January on Gentle Annie	Celmisia growing in tussock on Gentle Annie
Drifts of Ranunculus insignis on Mt. Ruapehu. Photograph taken late Dec.	Close-up of Ranunculus insignis
Dracophyllum recurvum. Mount Ruapehu, late December	Celmisia incana in flower. Mount Ruapehu, late December
Helichrysum bellidioides	Parahebe hookeriana var hookeriana, Mount Ruapehu, late December
Ourisia vulcanica: Late December, Mt. Ruapehu	Gaultheria antipoda:Late December, Mt. Ruapehu
Raoulia hookerii var albo-sericea. Taupo Road, Tarawera. February	Gaultheria antipoda habitat on Mount Ruapehu
Geranium microphyllum, Taupo Road, Tarawera. February	The roadside at Mount Ruapehu
Natural Rock garden, Mount Ruapehu	The Male Catkins of Podocarpus nivalis (The Snow Totara)

All photographs are © Ineke van Neuren 1999 and may not be reproduced without permission.

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