Ripogonum scandens (Kareao / Supplejack)

Every forest needs one of these amazing plants, simply to be able to watch it grow. It has red fruit in winter which is an important food source for kereru, and its seed looks like a little speckled egg. The growing tips of supplejack can be eaten and taste delicious like asparagus. Plant under a tree where the roots can stay cool and shaded all day. Then watch it grow!