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Kōrero: Ferns and lycophytes

Kiokio

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Kiokio

Kiokio (Blechnum novae-zelandiae) belongs to the family of hard ferns, the second largest of New Zealand’s fern families. Kiokio is hardy, and is commonly seen on the sides of road cuttings and stream banks in the damper regions of the country.

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Department of Conservation

Reference: 10048130

by Kevin Smith

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Patrick Brownsey, Ferns and lycophytes – Ferns and lycophytes in New Zealand, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/10875/kiokio (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Patrick Brownsey, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.