Bracken
Pteridium esculentum
Rahurahu
BrackenPteridium esculentumRahurahu |
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| A large unruly fern found growing on the waste land areas in the reserve. The rhizomes, called "aruhe" by the Maori, were used as a food source. The early European settlers also ate these. They are poisonous to stock and believed to be carcinogenic in large quantities. |
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