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Juncus spp. Wīwī. Rush.

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wīwīkōpūngāwhākōpūpūngāwhā (generic terms for several species of rushes). 

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Used in making of hoop net, haokoeaea, used to catch koeaea (whitebait). (Makereti 1938)

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Used for outer thatching of houses. Colenso mentions J. effusus (Colenso 1868a).

Wīwī more durable than toetoe-kākaho, Cortaderia, for making good thatch. (Best 1907)

In Murihiku, round whare were thatched with wīwī or tussock (Beattie 1994)

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See Riley 1994 for information on medicinal uses of related plants elsewhere in the world.

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28 May 2007
1 July 2020
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