New Zealand flax, Phormium tenax, is practically a bum in our area: ubiquitous, homely, sometimes obtrusive and abrasive, a conspicuous surviving castaway in tough neighborhoods from gas-station ...

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Traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) is central to indigenous worldviews and practices and is one of the most important contributions that indigenous people can bring to conservation management ...

On one of several voyages to the South Pacific in 1773, the English mariner Captain James Cook spied an unusual plant in the black sands of a New Zealand beach. The largest carried small red flowers ...

Q: The foliage on my Phormiums and Cordyline plants are turning off-color and some are becoming mushy. Will they survive? A: Phormium (New Zealand Flax) is an evergreen plant that is a natural for ...

Second of two parts on New Zealand plants in the Bay Area.Few Californians are aware of it, but plants from New Zealand have deep roots in our state's horticultural history. Some were sold in Bay Area ...

One of the more beautiful varieties is the Sundowner New Zealand flax (Phormium 'Sundowner'). Sundowner has upright arching long strap-shaped leaves. The leaf coloring is quite stunning and unusual, a ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. "KAITAKA PARAWAI" FLAX (PHORMIUM ...

This work investigates the use of micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) for identification of New Zealand plant leaf material from artefacts. Micro-CT was explored as a result of difficulties in ...