Asteliaceae FAMILY

Astelia trinervia

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Astelia trinervia is a clump-forming evergreen perennial plant, spreading by short, thick rhizomes; it produces rosettes of sword-shaped leaves around 100 - 300cm long and 20 - 45mm wide, with flowering stems 45 - 200 cm long[ 44 Title Flora of New Zealand. Publication Author Allan. H. H. Website http://floraseries.landcareresearch.co.nz/pages/Book.aspx?fileName=Flora%201.xml Publisher Government Printer, Wellington. Year 1961 ISBN - Description The standard work, in 5 volumes though only the first two are of interest to the plant project. Very good on habitats. There is also an on-line version. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of materials.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeNew Zealand - North Island

HabitatForests, occasionally growing as an epiphyte on lower parts of trees[ 44 Title Flora of New Zealand. Publication Author Allan. H. H. Website http://floraseries.landcareresearch.co.nz/pages/Book.aspx?fileName=Flora%201.xml Publisher Government Printer, Wellington. Year 1961 ISBN - Description The standard work, in 5 volumes though only the first two are of interest to the plant project. Very good on habitats. There is also an on-line version. ].