New Zealand Flax (Phormium tenax)

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Phormium Tenax, or more commonly know as New Zealand Flax, is a subshrub forb/herb of the genus Phormium. Its duration is perennial which means it will grow year after year. Phormium Tenax or New Zealand Flax's floral region is Hawaii, specifically in the state of Hawaii.

• Category: Monocot
• Genus: Phormium
• Family: Agavaceae
• Order: Liliales
• Class: Liliopsida
• Division: Magnoliophyta
• Duration: Perennial
• Growth Habit: Subshrub Forb/herb
• Native Status: HI (I)
• PLANTS Invasive Status: HEAR
• National Wetland Indicator Status: FAC
• Regional Wetland Indicator Status: H(FAC)

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  Phormium

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  New Zealand Flax