Which native tree, with its distinctive silver underside to the fronds, is a widely recognised national emblem and appears on the jerseys of many national sports teams?

• A Silver fern (ponga) ✓
• B Pōhutukawa
• C Kauri
• D Cabbage tree

The silver fern (Cyathea dealbata), known as ponga in Māori, is a tree fern whose silvery fronds were historically used by Māori to mark tracks at night by laying the fronds silver-side up.