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Kōrero: Ferns and lycophytes

Whekī

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Whekī

Whekī (Dicksonia squarrosa) is a hardy tree fern of swampy land and regenerating forest. It forms groves of trunks which sprout from underground stems. The fronds are rough to the touch.

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Department of Conservation

Reference: 10026482

by Les Molloy

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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/10882/wheki (accessed 4 June 2026).

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