A common moss often seen growing on Nikau palms and black tree ferns.

Ironically, the plant known as Mamaku, the Black tree fern, is not found in the area.

"It blooms all summer," Ms. Donahue said of the tropical vine scrambling through the furry black tree fern.

Cyathea medullaris, popularly known as the black tree fern, is a large tree fern up to 20 m tall.

The silver tree fern Ponga and the black tree fern Mamuku are the two most majestic of New Zealands fern species.

The black tree fern, Cyathea medullaris, uncoils a giant fiddlehead from the center of its hairy black trunk, which supports giant fronds arching 12 feet into the sky.

Foods from wetlands included roots and pollen from raupoo, berries from kahikatea, matai, and supplejack, fruit from kie kie, the trunk pith and from stems of mamaku (black tree fern), fluid and honey from harakeke (flax).

Silver Fern said 75.62 percent of those who voted approved the proposal.

Longer term, she wants to play for the Silver Ferns.

The Silver fern has been the countries sporting emblem since 1888.

The Silver Ferns have had several successes in the 2000s.

In addition, a large silver fern is painted on either side of the bow beneath the name.

Both the front and back covers have silver ferns embossed on the outside edge.

"But I've never been prouder to have a silver fern on, considering we were written off before this game."

Brown pulled out of the Silver Ferns in early 2008 when she became pregnant with her first child.

She carried on playing for the province until called into the Silver Ferns in 1996.

Starting from 1985, the Silver Ferns have played international tests on an annual basis.

She also resumed her role as Silver Ferns captain later that year.

England have found themselves in difficulties against the silver fern on many occasions, but this feels different somehow.

The Silver Ferns are the holders after winning last year for the first time.

After a great victory last night the Silver Ferns stopped by to use the pool before a team meeting.

The blue and black design, with a silver fern and red stars, was the winning flag.

The Silver Ferns came in for a swim and a team meeting before their next big match tomorrow.

She also captained the Silver Ferns in 2002 and again during the last two years of her international career.

The Silver Ferns have competed at each tournament, the first of which started in 1963.

A nationwide contest had chosen Silver Ferns as the official name.

The Silver Ferns are taking nothing for granted with their focus entirely on the match tomorrow.

In netball, her goal is to be chosen for the Silver Ferns.

Benji's made it quite clear that he would never do anything but wear the Silver Fern.

All will feature the silver fern, New Zealand's national emblem.

At the bottom is the silver fern.

All Black boxes - with silver fern ribbon.

It turns out all Ponga needed was a friend, a companion.

The building is now a private home and business, hidden from street level view by a ponga fence.

You can also use soft willow or ponga fronds.

Have a little look at your house-plant Philodendron, clinging even to a ponga stick!

They are also known for making traditional musical instruments like the ponga and the payntah, long horns made of copper.

Ponga's performances and recordings were entirely improvised with no overdubs.

Other natives include nikau palms, ponga tree ferns and cabbage trees.

It also has some unique features such as untreated ponga log cladding on the exterior walls.

Mediums used include Hinuera stone, pottery, and ponga (tree fern trunk).

Look out for ponga (Silver tree fern) which is well known by the silvery undersides to the fronds.

The most memorable part of that night was Neil spotting a morepork sitting on a ponga stump near where we lay.

During Roman colonization, Ponga belonged to the territory of Cantabria.

They are the ideal growing pot, long lasting, excellent for moisture retention with a natural mineral uptake through the ponga fibre.

A feature will be an entrance housing a bonsai collection with ponga logs supporting the collection and ferns.

Ponga is the first album by the improvisational quartet Ponga.

Simultaneously he has been vicar of Mar Sleeba Church, Ponga.

"For survival, you need hotels in a lot of different places" with coordinated reservations systems, Mr. Garcia de Ponga said.

Cultivated area - lawns, olive, macadamia, guava trees, wild bananas, ponga ferns.

Track passes through regenerating kauri, rimu, totara with plenty of mamaku and ponga.

The bronze has a strong New Zealand flavour with the stylised ponga frond, a symbol to the artist of growth and development.

One Day in the Life of Ponga Pandit (documentary film), dirs.

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We always have fresh supplies of ponga logs for garden edging and ponga fences.

Producers of the show want to put Kiwi delicacies on the menu such as sphagnum moss, ponga fronds and huhu grubs.

The breast star is based on the head or crown of the ponga or silver fern tree (cyathea dealbata) which is common throughout the country.