MAKE A MEME View Large Image Although we still call it flax today, harakeke is really a lily. Flax is unique to New Zealand and is one of our most ancient plant species. www.doc.govt.nz/Documents/about-doc/concessions-and-permi... We all recognise the tall, green, ...
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Keywords: outdoor animal texture We all recognise the tall, green, sword-like leaves of flax that can be found growing throughout New Zealand. Harakeke was the name given to this plant by Mäori. The first European traders called it ‘flax’ because its fibres were similar to that of true flax found in other parts of the world. Although we still call it flax today, harakeke is really a lily. Flax is unique to New Zealand and is one of our most ancient plant species. www.doc.govt.nz/Documents/about-doc/concessions-and-permi... We all recognise the tall, green, sword-like leaves of flax that can be found growing throughout New Zealand. Harakeke was the name given to this plant by Mäori. The first European traders called it ‘flax’ because its fibres were similar to that of true flax found in other parts of the world. Although we still call it flax today, harakeke is really a lily. Flax is unique to New Zealand and is one of our most ancient plant species. www.doc.govt.nz/Documents/about-doc/concessions-and-permi...
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