mouku
1. (noun) hen and chickens fern, Asplenium bulbiferum - tufted native ground fern. Stalks and midribs dark brown below, green above. Fronds feathery, and often recognised by young plants growing on the upper surface. Found in forests throughout the country.
Arā anō he aruhe i kainga e te Māori, tae atu ki ngā pihinga o te kōwaowao, te rereti, te mouku, te huruhuru whenua, te koru o te kiokio me te pikopiko (Te Ara 2011). / Māori ate other ground ferns, including the young fronds of hound’s tongue fern, rereti, hen and chickens fern and shining spleenwort. They ate the curled shoots of kiokio and common shield fern.
