Kunzea serotina, commonly known by its Māori name makahikatoa, is a flowering tree or shrub of the family Myrtaceae in the genus Kunzea, found in both North Island and South Island of New Zealand.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Kanuka 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
- Kunzea ericoides
- Kunzea robusta
- Kunzea tenuicaulis
- Kunzea amathicola
- Leptospermum scoparium
- Kunzea linearis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Myrtales
- Family
- Myrtaceae
- Genus
- Kunzea
- Species
- Kunzea serotina
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