Plants native to Chatham Is.

We document 315 of the 336 species Kew’s World Checklist records as native to Chatham Is.. Native means native: introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where these plants are from, not everywhere they now grow.

Documented 315 Native, per Kew 336 Coverage 94% TDWG CTM

Best documented by photographic coverage

Every documented species 315 native to Chatham Is.

SpeciesAuthorityFamily Photographs
Abrodictyum elongatum (A.Cunn.) Ebihara & K.Iwats. Hymenophyllaceae 8
Abrodictyum strictum (Menzies ex Hook. & Grev.) Ebihara & K.Iwats. Hymenophyllaceae 8
Acaena novae-zelandiae Kirk Rosaceae 8
Acianthus sinclairii Hook.f. Orchidaceae 8
Aciphylla dieffenbachii Kirk Apiaceae 8
Aciphylla traversii F.Muell. ex Buchanan Apiaceae 8
Adiantum cunninghamii Hook. Pteridaceae 8
Adiantum diaphanum Blume Pteridaceae 8
Adiantum fulvum Raoul Pteridaceae 8
Adiantum hispidulum Sw. Pteridaceae 8
Alsophila cunninghamii (Hook.f.) R.M.Tryon Cyatheaceae 8
Alsophila smithii (Hook.f.) R.M.Tryon Cyatheaceae 8
Anaphalioides bellidioides (G.Forst.) D.Glenny Asteraceae 8
Anthoxanthum redolens (Vahl) P.Royen Poaceae 8
Apium prostratum Labill. ex Vent. Apiaceae 8
Apodasmia similis (Edgar) B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson Restionaceae 8
Aporostylis bifolia (Hook.f.) Rupp & Hatch Orchidaceae 8
Argentina anserinoides (Raoul) Holub Rosaceae 8
Asplenium bulbiferum G.Forst. Aspleniaceae 8
Asplenium chathamense Brownsey Aspleniaceae 8
Asplenium flaccidum G.Forst. Aspleniaceae 8
Asplenium gracillimum Colenso Aspleniaceae 8
Asplenium hookerianum Colenso Aspleniaceae 8
Asplenium lyallii T.Moore Aspleniaceae 8
Asplenium oblongifolium Colenso Aspleniaceae 8
Asplenium obtusatum G.Forst. Aspleniaceae 8
Asplenium pauperequitum Brownsey & P.J.Jacks. Aspleniaceae 8
Asplenium polyodon G.Forst. Aspleniaceae 8
Astelia chathamica (Skottsb.) L.B.Moore Asteliaceae 8
Austroblechnum colensoi (Hook.f.) Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich Blechnaceae 8
Austroblechnum durum (T.Moore) Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich Blechnaceae 8
Austroblechnum lanceolatum (R.Br.) Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich Blechnaceae 8
Austroblechnum norfolkianum (Heward) Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich Blechnaceae 8
Austroblechnum penna-marina (Poir.) Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich Blechnaceae 8
Austroderia turbaria (Connor) N.P.Barker & H.P.Linder Poaceae 8
Austrolycopodium fastigiatum (R.Br.) Holub Lycopodiaceae 8
Azolla rubra R.Br. Salviniaceae 8
Brachyglottis huntii (F.Muell.) B.Nord. Asteraceae 8
Brachyglottis repanda J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. Asteraceae 8
Caladenia carnea R.Br. Orchidaceae 8
Caladenia catenata (Sm.) Druce Orchidaceae 8
Callitriche chathamensis (R.Mason) Lansdown Plantaginaceae 8
Callitriche muelleri Sond. Plantaginaceae 8
Calystegia tuguriorum (G.Forst.) R.Br. ex Hook.f. Convolvulaceae 8
Cardamine corymbosa Hook.f. Brassicaceae 8
Cardamine forsteri Govaerts Brassicaceae 8
Carex appressa R.Br. Cyperaceae 8
Carex auceps (de Lange & Heenan) K.A.Ford Cyperaceae 8
Carex chathamica Petrie Cyperaceae 8
Carex flagellifera Colenso Cyperaceae 8
Carex geminata Schkuhr Cyperaceae 8
Carex pumila Thunb. Cyperaceae 8
Carex secta Boott Cyperaceae 8
Carex trifida Cav. Cyperaceae 8
Carex ventosa C.B.Clarke Cyperaceae 8
Carex zotovii (Hamlin) K.A.Ford Cyperaceae 8
Centella uniflora Nannf. Apiaceae 8
Centipeda aotearoana N.G.Walsh Asteraceae 8
Centrolepis ciliata (Hook.f.) Druce Restionaceae 8
Chaerophyllum colensoi (Hook.f.) K.F.Chung Apiaceae 8
Chenopodium allanii Aellen Chenopodiaceae 8
Chenopodium trigonon Schult. Chenopodiaceae 8
Chiloglottis cornuta Hook.f. Orchidaceae 8
Colobanthus muelleri Kirk Caryophyllaceae 8
Coprosma acerosa A.Cunn. Rubiaceae 8
Coprosma chathamica Cockayne Rubiaceae 8
Coprosma propinqua A.Cunn. Rubiaceae 8
Coprosma robusta Raoul Rubiaceae 8
Coriaria arborea Linds. Coriariaceae 8
Corokia macrocarpa Kirk Argophyllaceae 8
Corybas dienemus D.L.Jones Orchidaceae 8
Corybas macranthus (Hook.f.) Rchb.f. Orchidaceae 8
Corybas oblongus (Hook.f.) Rchb.f. Orchidaceae 8
Corybas trilobus (Hook.f.) Rchb.f. Orchidaceae 8
Corynocarpus laevigatus J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. Corynocarpaceae 8
Cotula australis Hook.f. Asteraceae 8
Cotula squalida Hook.f. Asteraceae 8
Cranfillia fluviatilis (R.Br.) Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich Blechnaceae 8
Craspedia minor (Hook.f.) Allan Asteraceae 8
Crassula moschata G.Forst. Crassulaceae 8
Daucus glochidiatus (Labill.) Fisch., C.A.Mey. & Avé-Lall. Apiaceae 8
Dendroconche scandens (G.Forst.) Testo, Sundue & A.R.Field Polypodiaceae 8
Dichondra repens J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. Convolvulaceae 8
Dicksonia fibrosa Colenso Dicksoniaceae 8
Dicksonia squarrosa (G.Forst.) Sw. Dicksoniaceae 8
Diphasium scariosum (G.Forst.) Rothm. Lycopodiaceae 8
Discaria toumatou Raoul Rhamnaceae 8
Disphyma australe (Sol. ex Aiton) J.M.Black Aizoaceae 8
Disphyma papillatum Chinnock Aizoaceae 8
Dodonaea viscosa Jacq. Sapindaceae 8
Dracophyllum arboreum Cockayne Ericaceae 8
Dracophyllum scoparium Hook.f. Ericaceae 8
Drosera binata Labill. Droseraceae 8
Drymoanthus adversus (Hook.f.) Dockrill Orchidaceae 8
Earina autumnalis (G.Forst.) Hook.f. Orchidaceae 8
Earina mucronata Lindl. Orchidaceae 8
Echinopogon ovatus (G.Forst.) P.Beauv. Poaceae 8
Eleocharis acuta R.Br. Cyperaceae 8
Eleocharis gracilis R.Br. Cyperaceae 8
Epilobium alsinoides A.Cunn. Onagraceae 8
Epilobium billardiereanum Ser. Onagraceae 8
Epilobium chionanthum Hausskn. Onagraceae 8
Epilobium komarovianum H.Lév. Onagraceae 8
Epilobium nerterioides A.Cunn. Onagraceae 8
Epilobium nummulariifolium R.Cunn. ex A.Cunn. Onagraceae 8
Epilobium pallidiflorum Sol. ex A.Cunn. Onagraceae 8
Epilobium pedunculare A.Cunn. Onagraceae 8
Epilobium pubens A.Rich. Onagraceae 8
Epilobium rotundifolium G.Forst. Onagraceae 8
Erechtites minimus (Poir.) DC. Asteraceae 8
Euchiton audax (D.G.Drury) Holub Asteraceae 8
Euchiton involucratus (G.Forst.) Holub Asteraceae 8
Euchiton limosus (D.G.Drury) Holub Asteraceae 8
Euchiton sphaericus (Willd.) Holub Asteraceae 8
Euphorbia glauca G.Forst. Euphorbiaceae 8
Festuca coxii (Petrie) Hack. Poaceae 8
Ficinia nodosa (Rottb.) Goetgh., Muasya & D.A.Simpson Cyperaceae 8
Galium propinquum A.Cunn. Rubiaceae 8
Gastrodia cunninghamii Hook.f. Orchidaceae 8
Genoplesium nudum (Hook.f.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. Orchidaceae 8
Gentianella chathamica (Cheeseman) T.N.Ho & S.W.Liu Gentianaceae 8
Geranium potentilloides L'Hér. ex DC. Geraniaceae 8
Geranium solanderi Carolin Geraniaceae 8
Geranium traversii Hook.f. Geraniaceae 8
Gleichenia dicarpa R.Br. Gleicheniaceae 8
Gonocarpus aggregatus (Buchanan) Orchard Haloragaceae 8
Gunnera monoica Raoul Gunneraceae 8
Haloragis erecta (Murray) Oken Haloragaceae 8
Helichrysum filicaule Hook.f. Asteraceae 8
Helichrysum lanceolatum (Buchanan) Kirk Asteraceae 8
Histiopteris incisa (Thunb.) J.Sm. Dennstaedtiaceae 8
Hiya distans (Hook.) Brownsey & Perrie Dennstaedtiaceae 8
Huperzia australiana (Herter) Holub Lycopodiaceae 8
Hydrocotyle heteromeria A.Rich. Araliaceae 8
Hydrocotyle microphylla A.Cunn. Araliaceae 8
Hydrocotyle moschata G.Forst. Araliaceae 8
Hydrocotyle novae-zeelandiae DC. Araliaceae 8
Hymenophyllum bivalve (G.Forst.) Sw. Hymenophyllaceae 8
Hymenophyllum cupressiforme Labill. Hymenophyllaceae 8
Hymenophyllum demissum (Forst.) Sw. Hymenophyllaceae 8
Hymenophyllum dilatatum (Forst.) Sw. Hymenophyllaceae 8
Hymenophyllum flabellatum Labill. Hymenophyllaceae 8
Hymenophyllum flexuosum A.Cunn. Hymenophyllaceae 8
Hymenophyllum lyallii Hook.f. Hymenophyllaceae 8
Hymenophyllum minimum A.Rich. Hymenophyllaceae 8
Hymenophyllum multifidum (G.Forst.) Sw. Hymenophyllaceae 8
Hymenophyllum nephrophyllum Ebihara & K.Iwats. Hymenophyllaceae 8
Hymenophyllum rarum R.Br. Hymenophyllaceae 8
Hymenophyllum revolutum Colenso Hymenophyllaceae 8
Hymenophyllum scabrum A.Rich. Hymenophyllaceae 8
Hymenophyllum villosum Colenso Hymenophyllaceae 8
Hypolepis ambigua (A.Rich.) Brownsey & Chinnock Dennstaedtiaceae 8
Hypolepis dicksonioides (Endl.) Hook. Dennstaedtiaceae 8
Hypolepis millefolium Hook. Dennstaedtiaceae 8
Hypolepis rugosula (Labill.) J.Sm. Dennstaedtiaceae 8
Hypolepis tenuifolia (Forst.) Bernh. Dennstaedtiaceae 8
Icarus filiformis (A.Cunn.) Gasper & Salino Blechnaceae 8
Isolepis cernua (Vahl) Roem. & Schult. Cyperaceae 8
Isolepis distigmatosa (C.B.Clarke) Edgar Cyperaceae 8
Isolepis inundata R.Br. Cyperaceae 8
Isolepis reticularis Colenso Cyperaceae 8
Juncus distegus Edgar Juncaceae 8
Juncus edgariae L.A.S.Johnson & K.L.Wilson Juncaceae 8
Juncus gregiflorus L.A.S.Johnson Juncaceae 8
Juncus kraussii Hochst. Juncaceae 8
Juncus pallidus R.Br. Juncaceae 8
Juncus sarophorus L.A.S.Johnson Juncaceae 8
Koeleria spicata (L.) Barberá, Quintanar, Soreng & P.M.Peterson Poaceae 8
Lagenophora pumila (G.Forst.) Cheeseman Asteraceae 8
Lastreopsis hispida (Sw.) Tindale Dryopteridaceae 8
Lateristachys lateralis (R.Br.) Holub Lycopodiaceae 8
Lepidium oblitum Houliston, Heenan & de Lange Brassicaceae 8
Lepidium oleraceum Sparrm. Brassicaceae 8
Lepidium oligodontum de Lange & Heenan Brassicaceae 8
Lepidium rekohuense de Lange & Heenan Brassicaceae 8
Lepidosperma australe (A.Rich.) Hook.f. Cyperaceae 8
Leptecophylla robusta (Hook.f.) C.M.Weiller Ericaceae 8
Leptinella featherstonii F.Muell. Asteraceae 8
Leptinella potentillina F.Muell. Asteraceae 8
Leptopteris hymenophylloides (A.Rich.) C.Presl Osmundaceae 8
Leptospermum scoparium J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. Myrtaceae 8
Leucopogon parviflorus (Andrews) Lindl. Ericaceae 8
Libertia peregrinans Cockayne & Allan Iridaceae 8
Lindsaea linearis Sw. Lindsaeaceae 8
Linum monogynum G.Forst. Linaceae 8
Lobelia angulata G.Forst. Campanulaceae 8
Lomaria discolor (G.Forst.) Willd. Blechnaceae 8
Loxogramme dictyopteris (Mett.) Copel. Polypodiaceae 8
Luzula banksiana E.Mey. Juncaceae 8
Luzula rufa Edgar Juncaceae 8
Machaerina rubiginosa (Biehler) T.Koyama Cyperaceae 8
Machaerina tenax (Hook.f.) T.Koyama Cyperaceae 8
Melicytus chathamicus (F.Muell.) Garn.-Jones Violaceae 8
Mentha cunninghamii (Benth.) Benth. Lamiaceae 8
Microlaena stipoides (Labill.) R.Br. Poaceae 8
Microschizaea australis (Gaudich.) C.F.Reed Schizaeaceae 8
Microschizaea fistulosa (Labill.) C.F.Reed Schizaeaceae 8
Microtis unifolia (G.Forst.) Rchb.f. Orchidaceae 8
Muehlenbeckia australis (G.Forst.) Meisn. Polygonaceae 8
Myoporum semotum Heenan & de Lange Scrophulariaceae 8
Myriophyllum pedunculatum Hook.f. Haloragaceae 8
Myriophyllum quitense Kunth Haloragaceae 8
Myriophyllum triphyllum Orchard Haloragaceae 8
Myriophyllum votschii Schindl. Haloragaceae 8
Myrsine chathamica F.Muell. Primulaceae 8
Notogrammitis angustifolia (Jacq.) Parris Polypodiaceae 8
Notogrammitis billardierei (Willd.) Parris Polypodiaceae 8
Notogrammitis heterophylla (Labill.) Parris Polypodiaceae 8
Notogrammitis patagonica (C.Chr.) Parris Polypodiaceae 8
Ophioglossum coriaceum A.Cunn. Ophioglossaceae 8
Ophioglossum petiolatum Hook. Ophioglossaceae 8
Oxalis rubens Haw. Oxalidaceae 8
Paesia scaberula (A.Rich.) Kuhn Dennstaedtiaceae 8
Pakau pennigera (G.Forst.) S.E.Fawc. & A.R.Sm. Thelypteridaceae 8
Parablechnum minus (R.Br.) Gasper & Salino Blechnaceae 8
Parablechnum montanum (T.C.Chambers & P.A.Farrant) Gasper & Salino Blechnaceae 8
Parablechnum novae-zelandiae (T.C.Chambers & P.A.Farrant) Gasper & Salino Blechnaceae 8
Parablechnum procerum (G.Forst.) C.Presl Blechnaceae 8
Parablechnum triangularifolium (T.C.Chambers & P.A.Farrant) Gasper & Salino Blechnaceae 8
Parapolystichum glabellum (A.Cunn.) Labiak, Sundue & R.C.Moran Dryopteridaceae 8
Parapolystichum microsorum (Endl.) Labiak, Sundue & R.C.Moran Dryopteridaceae 8
Parietaria debilis G.Forst. Urticaceae 8
Pelargonium inodorum Willd. Geraniaceae 8
Pellaea rotundifolia (G.Forst.) Hook. Pteridaceae 8
Persicaria decipiens (R.Br.) K.L.Wilson Polygonaceae 8
Phormium tenax J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. Asphodelaceae 8
Picris burbidgeae S.Holzapfel Asteraceae 8
Pimelea villosa Sol. ex Sm. Thymelaeaceae 8
Plagianthus divaricatus J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. Malvaceae 8
Plagianthus regius (Poit.) Hochr. Malvaceae 8
Plantago raoulii Decne. Plantaginaceae 8
Plantago triandra Berggr. Plantaginaceae 8
Poa chathamica Petrie Poaceae 8
Poa cita Edgar Poaceae 8
Poa imbecilla Biehler Poaceae 8
Poa triodioides (Trin.) Zotov Poaceae 8
Polyphlebium endlicherianum (C.Presl) Ebihara & K.Iwats. Hymenophyllaceae 8
Polyphlebium venosum (R.Br.) Copel. Hymenophyllaceae 8
Polystichum neozelandicum Fée Dryopteridaceae 8
Polystichum oculatum (Hook.) J.B.Armstr. Dryopteridaceae 8
Polystichum vestitum (G.Forst.) C.Presl Dryopteridaceae 8
Polystichum wawranum (Szyszył.) Perrie Dryopteridaceae 8
Potamogeton cheesemanii A.Benn. Potamogetonaceae 8
Prasophyllum colensoi Hook.f. Orchidaceae 8
Pseudodiphasium volubile (G.Forst.) Holub Lycopodiaceae 8
Pseudolycopodium densum (Rothm.) Holub Lycopodiaceae 8
Pseudopanax chathamicus Kirk Araliaceae 8
Pteridium esculentum (G.Forst.) Cockayne Dennstaedtiaceae 8
Pteris macilenta A.Rich. Pteridaceae 8
Pteris tremula R.Br. Pteridaceae 8
Pterostylis silvicultrix (F.Muell.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. Orchidaceae 8
Puccinellia walkeri (Kirk) Allan Poaceae 8
Pyrrosia eleagnifolia (Bory) Hovenkamp Polypodiaceae 8
Pyrrosia serpens (G.Forst.) Ching Polypodiaceae 8
Ranunculus acaulis DC. Ranunculaceae 8
Ranunculus glabrifolius Hook. Ranunculaceae 8
Ranunculus reflexus Garn.-Jones Ranunculaceae 8
Rhopalostylis sapida H.Wendl. & Drude Arecaceae 8
Ripogonum scandens J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. Ripogonaceae 8
Rorippa divaricata (Hook.f.) Garn.-Jones & Jonsell Brassicaceae 8
Rumohra adiantiformis (G.Forst.) Ching Dryopteridaceae 8
Rytidosperma clavatum (Zotov) Connor & Edgar Poaceae 8
Rytidosperma gracile (Hook.f.) Connor & Edgar Poaceae 8
Salicornia quinqueflora Bunge ex Ung.-Sternb. Chenopodiaceae 8
Samolus repens (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Pers. Primulaceae 8
Sceptridium australe (R.Br.) Lyon Ophioglossaceae 8
Sceptridium biforme (Colenso) Lyon Ophioglossaceae 8
Schoenoplectus pungens (Vahl) Palla Cyperaceae 8
Schoenus apogon Roem. & Schult. Cyperaceae 8
Schoenus maschalinus Roem. & Schult. Cyperaceae 8
Schoenus nitens (R.Br.) Roem. & Schult. Cyperaceae 8
Schoenus pauciflorus (Hook.f.) Hook.f. Cyperaceae 8
Senecio glomeratus Desf. ex Poir. Asteraceae 8
Senecio hispidulus A.Rich. Asteraceae 8
Senecio radiolatus F.Muell. Asteraceae 8
Senecio scaberulus (Hook.f.) D.G.Drury Asteraceae 8
Senecio sterquilinus Ornduff Asteraceae 8
Solanum aviculare G.Forst. Solanaceae 8
Solanum laciniatum Aiton Solanaceae 8
Sonchus grandifolius Kirk Asteraceae 8
Sonchus kirkii Hamlin Asteraceae 8
Sophora chathamica Cockayne Fabaceae 8
Sophora microphylla Aiton Fabaceae 8
Sphaeropteris medullaris (G.Forst.) Bernh. Cyatheaceae 8
Spiranthes australis (R.Br.) Lindl. Orchidaceae 8
Stellaria parviflora Banks & Sol. ex Hook.f. Caryophyllaceae 8
Thelymitra cyanea (Lindl.) Benth. Orchidaceae 8
Thelymitra longifolia J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. Orchidaceae 8
Thelymitra pulchella Hook.f. Orchidaceae 8
Tmesipteris elongata P.A.Dang. Psilotaceae 8
Tmesipteris lanceolata P.A.Dang. Psilotaceae 8
Tmesipteris tannensis (Spreng.) Bernh. Psilotaceae 8
Townsonia deflexa Cheeseman Orchidaceae 8
Triglochin striata Ruiz & Pav. Juncaginaceae 8
Veronica chathamica Buchanan Plantaginaceae 8
Veronica dieffenbachii Benth. Plantaginaceae 8
Veronica elliptica G.Forst. Plantaginaceae 8
Viola cunninghamii Hook.f. Violaceae 8
Waireia stenopetala (Hook.f.) D.L.Jones, M.A.Clem. & Molloy Orchidaceae 8
Carex tenuiculmis (Petrie) Heenan & de Lange Cyperaceae 7
Myrsine coxii Cockayne Primulaceae 7
Polyphlebium colensoi (Hook.f.) Ebihara & K.Iwats. Hymenophyllaceae 7
Wahlenbergia vernicosa J.A.Petterson Campanulaceae 7
Euchiton ruahinicus (D.G.Drury) Breitw. & J.M.Ward Asteraceae 6
Koeleria lepida (Edgar & A.P.Druce) Barberá, Quintanar, Soreng & P.M.Peterson Poaceae 6
Epilobium insulare Hausskn. Onagraceae 5
Ranunculus plebeius R.Br. ex DC. Ranunculaceae 5
Taraxacum zealandicum Dahlst. Asteraceae 5
Colobanthus muscoides Hook.f. Caryophyllaceae 4
Euchiton paludosus (Petrie) Holub Asteraceae 4
Notogrammitis givenii (Parris) Parris Polypodiaceae 4
Rytidosperma unarede (Raoul) Connor & Edgar Poaceae 4
Anthoxanthum fuscum (Zotov) de Lange & C.J.James Poaceae 3
Isolepis habra (Edgar) Soják Cyperaceae 3
Lastreopsis decomposita (R.Br.) Tindale Dryopteridaceae 3

What this page does not tell you

Kew records 21 more species as native to Chatham Is. that we do not document. They are real, accepted plants. They have no page here because we could not find three photographs of them licensed for commercial use, and this site publishes no species it cannot show you. That gap is the honest measure of what we are missing, and it is why we print both numbers rather than the flattering one.

This is a checklist of what is native, not a guide to what will grow in your garden, and it carries no care advice and no toxicity claim, because we do not have those from a source we can cite.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). Native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country (CTM). Introduced, extinct and doubtful records excluded. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.
  2. World Flora Online Plant List. Accepted names, authorities, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  3. iNaturalist. Photographs, restricted to CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA. Retrieved 2026-06-27.