Muehlenbeckia astonii, commonly known as the shrubby tororaro, is an endemic New Zealand shrub in the family Polygonaceae. It is found in both the North and the South Islands and has distinctive small heart-shaped deciduous leaves amidst a tangle of wiry interlocking branches. Although common in cultivation around the world, it is extremely rare and threatened in the wild. Its conservation status is "Nationally Endangered".
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Shrubby tororaro 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
- Muehlenbeckia complexa
- Corokia cotoneaster
- Coprosma crassifolia
- Coprosma virescens
- Olearia quinquevulnera
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Polygonaceae
- Genus
- Muehlenbeckia
- Species
- Muehlenbeckia astonii
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