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Schoolhouse Flat Red Tussock Fen
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Schoolhouse Flat Red Tussock Fen
Description: Red tussock dominated wetland at the south-western edge of the large Schoolhouse Creek alluvial outwash fan 90
Type/Class: Fen 90
Size: 9.1 ha
Altitude: 720 - 760 m above sea level
Approximate location: Nevis Road, 23 km Northeast of Kingston | NZTM (centre point): E1282120 N4985090
Regional Plan: Water for Otago | Schedule 9 Regionally Significant Wetland, no.134, Map F17
Territorial Authority: Central Otago District Council
| Value | Description |
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| A1 | Habitat for nationally or internationally rare or threatened species or communities. Ranunculus ternatifolius (At Risk – Nationally Uncommon). 90 |
| A2 - A9 | No relevant information is currently held by the ORC. |
Other Information:
- Listed as an Area of Significant Indigenous Vegetation, Habitats of Indigenous Fauna and Wetlands in the Central Otago District Plan. 55
- Presence of red tussock (Chionochloa rubra subsp. cuprea). The tussock is occupying sites where subterranean water merges on to the toe-slope of a terrace batter. 90
- A small range of wetland herbs are present in the tussock understorey including the ‘At Risk’ buttercup Ranunculus ternatifolius. 90
References:
55 Central Otago District Council (2008) Central Otago District Plan, Published by Central Otago District Council, Alexandra.
90 Department of Conservation (2010) Comments on the Consultative Draft Proposed Plan Change 2 (Regionally Significant Wetlands) to the Regional Plan: Water for Otago. Department of Conservation - Otago Conservancy, Dunedin.
