Bogs are very infertile wetlands found in flat areas or shallow basins. The water source for bogs is rainwater, so they are not enriched by nutrients from adjacent land or underlying mineral soils. Being almost constantly waterlogged, they are poorly aerated and acidic. They support a unique community of plants including mosses, lichens, cushion plants, jointed rushes, wire rush, giant cane rush, orchids, sundews, and yellow and silver pine.

The projected natural range of bogs across Aotearoa is 157,045 hectares.

More info: Wetland Restoration Handbook

Common native species, photos courtesy of NZ Plant Conservation Network: