Macrolearia oporina is a species of small tree in the family Asteraceae. It is endemic to the south-western South Island of New Zealand, including some outlying islands (e.g., Stewart Island). It grows in coastal scrub or forest, often on peaty ground.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Macrolearia oporina being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Macrolearia
- Species
- Macrolearia oporina
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