Coprosma tenuicaulis, commonly called swamp coprosma is a native shrub of New Zealand. As its name suggests C. tenuicaulis is found in wet, boggy soil in and around swamp or lake areas.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Hukihuki 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
- Coprosma rubra
- Coprosma areolata
- Coprosma spathulata
- Coprosma rotundifolia
- Teucrium parvifolium
- Coprosma arborea
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Gentianales
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Genus
- Coprosma
- Species
- Coprosma tenuicaulis
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