Aruhe or fern root, the rhizome of the bracken fern (Pteridium esculentum), was dug up, processed and preserved by Māori. It was an important source of carbohydrate.
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The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand - Kuratini Tuwhera
Photograph by Graham Harris
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