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'''''Arthropodium''''' is a [[genus]] of [[herb]]aceous [[perennial plant]]s native to the [[Southern Hemisphere]]. It is sometimes placed in the family [[Asphodelaceae]].
The [[rhizome]]s of some species can be eaten as [[root vegetable]]s, including ''A. cirratum'', ''A. milleflorum'', ''A. minus'', and ''A. strictum''.
''A. cirratum'' is native to [[New Zealand]], where it may once have been farmed. It is used for medicine as well as food, and has symbolic importance in traditional [[Māori culture]].
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Arthropodium (Greek, joint and foot, alluding to jointed pedicels). Liliaceae. Herbaceous perennials, allied to Anthericum, grown in the open in the South and otherwise in greenhouses.
Arthropodium (Greek, joint and foot, alluding to jointed pedicels). Liliaceae. Herbaceous perennials, allied to Anthericum, grown in the open in the South and otherwise in greenhouses.
Tufted herbs 1-3 ft. high, with fibrous fleshy roots: Lvs. linear or lanceolate, crowded at base of st.: scape simple or branched: fls. white or violet, in racemes or panicles, on pedicels jointed at the middle; perianth persistent, the segms. 6 and distinct and 3-nerved; stamens 6, shorter than perianth: fr. a subglobose caps., 3-valved.—About 10 species in Austral., New Zeal., etc. Cult. and prop. as for Anthericum, requiring no special treatment.
Tufted herbs 1-3 ft. high, with fibrous fleshy roots: Lvs. linear or lanceolate, crowded at base of st.: scape simple or branched: fls. white or violet, in racemes or panicles, on pedicels jointed at the middle; perianth persistent, the segms. 6 and distinct and 3-nerved; stamens 6, shorter than perianth: fr. a subglobose caps., 3-valved.—About 10 species in Austral., New Zeal., etc. Cult. and prop. as for Anthericum, requiring no special treatment.
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==Cultivation==
===Propagation===
===Pests and diseases===
''A. cirratum'' is native to [[New Zealand]], where it may once have been farmed. It is used for medicine as well as food, and has symbolic importance in traditional [[Māori culture]].
==Species==
Species include:<ref name=APNI>{{cite web |url=http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=Arthropodium|title=''Arthropodium'' |accessdate=2010-01-06 |work= [[Australian Plant Name Index]] (APNI), IBIS database|publisher = Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra}}</ref>
*''[[Arthropodium cirratum]]'' - rengarenga, renga lily, New Zealand rock lily, or maikaika
*''[[Arthropodium curvipes]]'' <small>S.Moore</small>
*''[[Arthropodium dyeri]]'' <small>(Domin) Brittan</small>
*''[[Arthropodium fimbriatum]]'' <small>R.Br.</small>
*''[[Arthropodium milleflorum]]'' <small>(DC.) J.F.Macbr.</small> - pale vanilla lily
*''[[Arthropodium minus]]'' <small>R.Br.</small> - small vanilla lily
*''[[Arthropodium paniculatum]]'' <small>(Andrews) R.Br.</small>
*''[[Arthropodium pendulum]]'' <small>DC.</small>
*''Arthropodium'' sp. Albury <small>(A.D.J.Piesse 9) Vic. Herbarium</small>
*''Arthropodium'' sp. Mount Coot-tha <small>(J.Conran s.n., 1983)</small>
*''Arthropodium'' sp. Snowy R. catchment <small>(N.G.Walsh 6195) Vic. Herbarium</small>
*''Arthropodium'' sp. South-east Highlands <small>(N.G.Walsh 811) Vic. Herbarium</small>
*''Arthropodium'' sp. Yenyenning'' <small>(G.J. Keighery & N. Gibson 2957)</small>
*''[[Arthropodium strictum]]'' <small>R.Br.</small> - chocolate lily
==Gallery==
== External links ==
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* [http://www.rnzih.org.nz/pages/arthropodium.htm Significance of ''A. cirratum'' in Maori culture]
==References==
* [http://www.ibiblio.org/pfaf/cgi-bin/arr_html?Arthropodium+milleflorum&CAN=COMIND Plants for a Future database on ''A. milleflorum'']
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
* [http://www.ausbulbs.org/bulbgal/details.php?image_id=1142&sessionid=f29def4cd34201605bfbaaaf5333d419 Photograph of underground parts of ''A. milleflorum'']
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
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