Pomaderris rugosa, wrinkle-leaved kūmaraho, or wrinkle-leaf pomaderris, is endemic to lowlands of the upper North Island of New Zealand. It is a widely spreading, much-branched shrub, with reddish hairy branches and narrow wrinkled narrow leaves, up to 6 cm (2.4 in) long and up to 1.4 cm (0.55 in) wide, which are dark green on top and pale-grey below. P. rugosa grows up to 3 m (9.8 ft), or sometimes 12 m (39 ft) and flowers mainly from October to December, with cream to yellow blossom, formed of many small clusters. Fruit is dry and small and present from November to May. P. rugosa is frost resistant.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Wrinkle Leaf Pomaderris 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
- Pomaderris edgerleyi
- Pomaderris prunifolia
- Pomaderris andromedifolia
- Pomaderris paniculosa
- Pomaderris wendlandiana
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Rosales
- Family
- Rhamnaceae
- Genus
- Pomaderris
- Species
- Pomaderris rugosa
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