The flax-like seed of the soft speargrass (a relative of the carrot, also with a long tap root) is scattered by wind too. Its feathery leaves are the food of the endangered Chatham speargrass weevil.
JON TERRY
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Forest and Bird, Issue 296, 1 May 2000, Page 30
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37The flax-like seed of the soft speargrass (a relative of the carrot, also with a long tap root) is scattered by wind too. Its feathery leaves are the food of the endangered Chatham speargrass weevil. JON TERRY Forest and Bird, Issue 296, 1 May 2000, Page 30
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