Collospermum hastatum
(Colenso) Skottsb.
Kahakaha, Perching lily
Asteliaceae Edible: Fruit
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Description
A temperate plant with long, grass-like leaves in the Asteliaceae family, also sometimes classified in Liliaceae.
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Edible Uses
The fruit is edible.
Distribution
It is a temperate plant.
Where It Grows
New Zealand*,
Notes
It is also put in the family Liliaceae.
Synonyms
Astelia furfuracea Banks & Sol. ex Skottsb.Astelia hastata ColensoFunckia hastata (Colenso) Kuntze
References (2)
- Crowe, A., 1997, A Field Guide to the Native Edible Plants of New Zealand. Penguin. p 83
- Skinner, G. & Brown, C., 1981, Simply Living. A gatherer's guide to New Zealand's fields, forests and shores. Reed. p 35 (As Astelia hastatum)
