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Myosotis umbrosa

The side of a mountain and rocky outcrop at sunset.

Hunting for a threatened forget-me-not in the Rock and Pillar Range

For a few days in mid-January, Curator Botany Heidi Meudt was part of a team that conducted a survey of Myosotis umbrosa, a plant with the same threat status as the kākāpō: Threatened – Nationally Critical. The team spent three days in the Rock and Pillar Range in Otago to getRead more

2026-02-25
By: Heidi Meudt
On: 25 Feb 2026
In: Behind the scenes, Science

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