Asplenium oblongifolium
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Shining spleenwort
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Shoots, Fronds, Leaves
The young shoots or fiddleheads are eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant. In New Zealand it grows from the coast to the mountains. It is usually in shady places. In Hobart Botanical Gardens.
Australia, New Zealand*, Tasmania,
Countries: Australia
How to Identify
A small fern. The fronds are dark green and shiny. They can be 1.5 m long. The spore bodies (sori) are long and narrow under the leaf.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Asplenium oblongifolium is a native species of fern from New Zealand. The plant's common name is shining spleenwort and its Māori name is huruhuruwhenua. A. oblongifolium is found on the North, South, Chatham and Kermadec Islands, and is found from the coast to the mountains.
Names & Synonyms
Huruhuru whenua, Paranako, Paretao
References (1)
- Crowe, A., 1997, A Field Guide to the Native Edible Plants of New Zealand. Penguin. p 120
