Biology:Coprosma rugosa
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Coprosma rugosa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Coprosma |
| Species: | C. rugosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Coprosma rugosa Cheeseman, 1906[1]
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Coprosma rugosa, also known as the needle-leaved mountain coprosma, is a shrub in the coffee family, Rubiaceae, that is native to New Zealand.[2]
It is found in grasslands and forest margins up to the subalpine zone. C. rugosa bears small purple-white berries in autumn, the seed of which is widely dispersed by birds.
It is considered a very hardy shrub and is suitable for hedging.
References
- ↑ , p. 1141, Wikidata Q5992016
- ↑ "Coprosma rugosa Cheeseman". TROPICOS. Missouri Botanical Garden. http://tropicos.org/Name/100171936.
- The Native Trees of New Zealand, J. T. Salmon, Heinemann Reed, Auckland, 1990, p. 293
Wikidata ☰ Q5168975 entry
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