Coriaria angustissima, commonly known as tutu and small-leaved tutu, is a species of shrub in the family Coriariaceae. It is endemic to New Zealand's South and Stewart Islands. This species is found in rocky or gravelly areas and along streams. It was first described by the British botanist Joseph Dalton Hooker in 1864. This species, and all Coriaria species, are poisonous, especially the seeds. C. angustissima'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 Coriaria angustissima 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 angustissima
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