Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa

Common name: Nieu-Seeland vlas, Flax, New Zealand flax, New Zealand hemp, Harakeke

Family: Asphodelaceae

Distribution: New Zealand

IUCN Red list: Not evaluated

Comments: The plant grows as a clump of long, straplike leaves, up to two metres long, from which arises a much taller flowering shoot, with dramatic yellow or red flowers.