Flax in New Zealand
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flax-in-new-zealand-223-3388936
title:
Flax in New Zealand
text:
New Zealand flax describes the common New Zealand perennial plants Phormium tenax and Phormium colensoi, known by the Māori names harakeke and wharariki respectively. Although given the common name 'flax' they are quite distinct from the Northern Hemisphere plant known as flax. P. tenax occurs naturally in New Zealand and Norfolk Island, while P. colensoi is endemic to New Zealand. They have played an important part in the cultural and economic history of New Zealand for both the Māori people an
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Flax fibre (Phormium) in New Zealand
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flax_in_New_Zealand
date created:
2003-04-11T08:07:08Z
date modified:
2024-09-14T08:33:19Z
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