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Botrychium australe. Pātōtara. Parsley fern.

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parsley fern

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

Leaves eaten (Colenso 1868a).

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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].

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28 May 2007
30 October 2023
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