Ngā Rauropi Whakaoranga

S. maritimus, Scirpus fluviatilis

rīrīwaka, kukuraho (Best 1907); upoko-tangata (term applied loosely to this plant and Cyperus ustulatus ); kōpūngāwhā and kōpūpūngāwhā also used for various rushes (Williams 1971).

pūrua grass, marsh clubrush

"Root tuberous, eaten by the natives" (Kirk, in Taylor 1870)

Globular, nut-like roots collected and eaten in times of great scarcity (Colenso 1880).

Minor food supply. Inner part of nodes on the rhizomes sometimes eaten. Called ngā raho o Tuna. Edible part mealy ( Best 1902, 1942)

Used for outer thatch of houses (Colenso 1868a)

Both Māori and Common Names also refer to Bolboschoenus caldwellii and Bolboschoenus medianus