Corokia cotoneaster is a flowering plant in the family Argophyllaceae was described by Étienne Fiacre Louis Raoul in 1846. This plant is commonly known as the wire-netting bush, korokio, or korokia-tarango. The word "koriko" comes from the Māori language.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Korokio 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
- Muehlenbeckia astonii
- Olearia quinquevulnera
- Aristotelia fruticosa
- Helichrysum lanceolatum
- Myrsine divaricata
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Argophyllaceae
- Genus
- Corokia
- Species
- Corokia cotoneaster
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