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    • Raupō plant (long slender leaves with seedheads) in the wild
    Rights: Martin Rady, CC BY 4.0 Published 7 October 2024 Size: 1.6 MB Referencing Hub media

    Raupō (Typha orientalis) is a resilient plant and acts as an ecological buffer. The plants develop distinctive flower spikes.

    Image sourced from iNaturalistNZ.

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      Could raupō help restore wetlands?

      New research details the history of raupō from the time before people arrived in Aotearoa. It shows this resilient, opportunistic plant – and taonga species – can play an important role restoring ...

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