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Acrothamnus colensoi
Acrothamnus colensoi, also known as Colenso's mingimingi or mountain heath, is a species of plant in the family Ericaceae endemic to New Zealand. It is a small shrub that grow to approximately 50 cm tall, and can spread to form mounds of up to 2 m across. Fruit are round and are white, pink or dark red in colour. It can be found in both the lower North and eastern South Islands, in scrubland, tussock grassland, and rocky fellfield.
A. colensoi is endemic to New Zealand. It is found in both main islands, from the central North Island to Otago. In the South Island it can be found in drier eastern mountains of Marlborough and Canterbury, locally in Otago and rarely in northern Southland. Its habitat is generally montane to low-alpine (600–1600 m), extending to lower altitudes in the southern part of its range. It prefers well-drained sites in shrubland, tussock grassland, and rocky outcrops.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Acrothamnus colensoi by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
