Coriaria plumosa, commonly known as feathery tutu, mountain tutu, and small-leaved tutu, is a species of shrub in the family Coriariaceae. It is endemic to New Zealand. Its range covers the North, South, and Stewart Islands. It is found in mountainous areas. It was first described by the New Zealand botanist Walter Oliver in 1942. This species, and all Coriaria species, are poisonous, especially the seeds. C. plumosa's 2023 assessment in the New Zealand Threat Classification System was "Not Threatened".
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Feathery tutu 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.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Cucurbitales
- Family
- Coriariaceae
- Genus
- Coriaria
- Species
- Coriaria plumosa
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