Ngā Rauropi Whakaoranga

pātōtara, tī taranaki (Taylor 1855)

parsley fern

"Ti taranaki (Botychium australe). A remarkable plant, abundant in the grassy plains. It was formerly eaten." (Taylor 1855)

Leaves eaten (Colenso 1868a).

Best 1942 lists various plants used for scent, including pātōtara, listed as follows: "Pātōtara - Cyathodes acerosa (Lyall). Botrychium ternatum (Colenso). Leucopogon Fraseri (Colenso, Best)."

Most likely to be Leucopogon fraseriused for scent [Ed].