Local Flora
The cliffs expose 1.2 square kilometres of serpentinised peridotite mafic rocks. They form a unique environment that supports a number of threatened and endangered plants endemic to the area, including:
- Pittosporum ellipticum subsp. serpentinum
- Hebe brevifolia
- Hebe ligustrifolia
- Helichrysum aggregatum
- Leucopogon xerampelinus
- Pimelea tomentosa (Sand Daphne)
- Phyllocladus trichomanoides (Tanekaha)
- Pseudopanax lessonii (Coastal Fivefinger)
- Uncinia perplexa (Surville Cliffs Bastard Grass)
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