wharengārara
1. (noun) lance fern, Anarthropteris lanceolata - native fern that creeps as a mat over tree trunks, forming small tufts of undivided, fleshy, pointed fronds. Large brown spore-patches on the undersides of fronds form visible bulges on top. Common on smooth-barked trees, but also occurs on rocks and banks.
2. (noun) Strathmore weed, New Zealand daphne, Pimelea prostrata - a mat-forming shrub with obvious leaf scars on the older stems and very small, blue-green crowded leaves, white flowers in clusters. It is found from rocky sea cliffs to open mountain slopes.
See also pinātoro
Synonyms: wharengāngara, pinātoro
