ice ages

Collecting genetic samples from prostrate kōwhai (Sophora prostrata) on the POrt Hills. This species is restricted to the eastern South Island and has zig-zag branches with small leaves and flowers. Photo: Leon Perrie.

What can kōwhai tell us about the location of New Zealand’s forests during the ice ages?

Science researcher Lara Shepherd explores kōwhai trees, one of New Zealand’s most widely recognised native plants and our unofficial national flower.Read more

By: Lara Shepherd

On: 14 Mar 2017

In: Science