Coprosma rugosa

Coprosma rugosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Coprosma
Species:
C. rugosa
Binomial name
Coprosma rugosa

Coprosma rugosa, also known as the needle-leaved mountain coprosma, is a shrub in the coffee family, Rubiaceae, that is native to New Zealand.[2]

The reduced leaves of Coprosma rugosa give it its common name.

It is found in grasslands and forest margins up to the subalpine zone. C. rugosa bears small purple-white berries in autumn, the seed of which is widely dispersed by birds.

It is considered a very hardy shrub and is suitable for hedging.

References

  1. ^ Cheeseman, T. F. (1906), Manual of the New Zealand Flora, New Zealand Government, p. 1141, OCLC 688378960, Wikidata Q5992016
  2. ^ "Coprosma rugosa Cheeseman". TROPICOS. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
  • The Native Trees of New Zealand, J. T. Salmon, Heinemann Reed, Auckland, 1990, p. 293