Pseudopanax colensoi, commonly known as the mountain fivefinger in English and orihou in Māori, is an endemic species to New Zealand. It is a shrub that can often grow into a small canopy tree, and is found in high altitude environments in its preferred areas around New Zealand. It is a member of the Neopanax clade, and is referred to by some sources as Neopanax colensoi.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Mountain Five Finger 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
- Pseudopanax macintyrei
- Pseudopanax lessonii
- Pseudopanax discolor
- Pseudopanax arboreus
- Pseudopanax laetus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Apiales
- Family
- Araliaceae
- Genus
- Pseudopanax
- Species
- Pseudopanax colensoi
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