Arthropodium is a genus of herbaceous perennial plants in the subfamily Lomandroideae of the family Asparagaceae.

[1] Members of this genus are native to Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia, and Madagascar.

[citation needed] 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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