Coprosma rugosa
Coprosma rugosa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Rubiaceae |
Genus: | Coprosma |
Species: | C. rugosa
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Binomial name | |
Coprosma rugosa Cheeseman, 1906[1]
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Coprosma rugosa, also known as the needle-leaved mountain coprosma, is a shrub in the coffee family, Rubiaceae, that is native to New Zealand. 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[]
- ^ "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
Categories:
- Coprosma
- Plants described in 1906
- Flora of New Zealand
- Divaricating plants
- Taxa named by Thomas Frederic Cheeseman