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Flax cultivars
- Aohanga, Awanga
- Arawa
- Atarau
- Ate
- Ateraukawa
- Atewheke
- Awahou
- Hūhiroa
- Kauhangaroa
- Kōhunga
- Māeneene
- Makaweroa
- Manunu
- Matawai Taniwha
- Mawaru
- Motu-o-nui
- Ngaro
- Ngutunui
- Opiki
- Oue
- Pango
- Paoa
- Parekoritawa
- Paretaniwha
- Potaka
- Rangiwaho
- Rataroa
- Raumoa
- Ruahine
- Ruapani
- Ruawai
- Tākirikau
- Tāne-ā-wai
- Tāpoto
- Tārere
- Taeore, Taiore
- Takaiapu
- Tangi
- Taniwha
- Tapamangu
- Taumataua
- Te Mata
- Te Tatua
- Tukura
- Tupurupuru
- Turingawari
- Tūtaewheke
- Unknown – 'Te Aue Davis'
- Waihirere
- Whakaari
- Wharanui
- Wharariki (41)
- Wharariki (62)
- Whareongaonga
Used mainly in green kete. Better not boiled.
| Source | Details | |
|---|---|---|
| Cultivar No |  |
28 |
| Source | |
Tikitiki, East Coast. |
| Description | |
Medium height, rather bendy, wide blades. Brown margins and keel. |
| Uses | |
Used mainly in green kete. Better not boiled. |
| Muka extraction |  |
Muka extracts well, but lots of green leaf matter sticks to fibre. Para sticks hard. Medium amount of fibre. |
| Raranga - unboiled | |
Leaves produce exceptionally long whenu. Easy to soften and of equal thickness. Could be good whāriki flax. Might work well for beginners as is soft. Whenu quite slippery, hard to keep tension. |
