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Shining Spleenwort
Asplenium oblongifolium
Asplenium oblongifolium is a native species of fern from New Zealand. The plant's common name is shining spleenwort and its Māori name is huruhuruwhenua. A. oblongifolium is found on the North, South, Chatham and Kermadec Islands, and is found from the coast to the mountains.
From the article Asplenium oblongifolium on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
At the table
Fiddleheads of A. oblongifolium were traditionally eaten by Māori, but their use decreased in preference of Brassica oleracea.
Wikipedia: “Uses”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Asplenium oblongifolium in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 210944.