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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
Better quality fibre than other wharariki. When woven into a soft kete, dries slightly yellow.
| Source | Details | |
|---|---|---|
| Cultivar No |  |
62 |
| Source | |
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| Description | |
Short to medium height. Shiny, pale leaves. Long seed pods which droop and are slightly twisted. |
| Uses | |
Better quality fibre than other wharariki. When woven into a soft kete, dries slightly yellow. |
| Muka extraction |  |
Small amount of weak muka. Para and some leaf matter sticks to fibre. |
| Raranga - unboiled | |
Great beginner's flax. Whenu soften easily, are pliable and shiny. Works well for small objects like putiputi, earrings, bracelets, belts, etc. Not strong enough for kete. |
