Bracken fern (Pteridium aquilinum) is the nearest thing to a weed that early Māori had to contend with. Although they harvested the root in late winter for food, the invasion of bracken fern into their cropping land forced them to clear new areas every two or three years.
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Photograph by Iona Wassilieff
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