Story: Te ngahere – forest lore

Rātā flower (4th of 4)

Rātā flower

This rātā vine has grown around a dead tree. The vine can be cut and water drained from it.

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Rāwiri Taonui, 'Te ngahere – forest lore - Flowering plants', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/14084/rata-flower (accessed 20 April 2024)

Story by Rāwiri Taonui, published 24 Sep 2007