Despite its English name, bush lawyer doesn't settle disputes in the back country. Tātarāmoa (which literally means 'a heap of prickles') hides its many medicinal properties behind a viscous tangle of thorns.
Bush lawyer will be familiar to trampers - first it plucks the hat off your head then it ensnare you in a painful embrace and won't let you go until it's drawn blood.
Bush lawyer / Tātarāmoa Photo: supplied
