Ngā Rauropi Whakaoranga

Deyeuxia filiformis, Deyeuxia forsteri

toherāoa, turikōkā, perehia, repehina, repehia (all in Williams 1971) 

tumble grass, New Zealand wind grass

"The toheraoa plant is said to be so called because if a portion of the seed-head gets into food it will choke a person. Deaths have so occurred" (Best 1907)