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Coprosma crassifolia
Mikimiki, also called mingimingi, is an erect, much-branched forest shrub endemic to New Zealand, usually 1 to 2 metres tall and up to 4 metres. It is grown in gardens for its glossy, stiff, paired leaves and translucent berries, and it tolerates a range of native forest and coastal conditions.
Coprosma crassifolia, commonly known as Mingimingi, is an erect forest shrub with red-brown branchlets that is endemic to New Zealand.
It is found in scrublands, forests, and coasts, up to approximately 600 metres in both the North and South Islands of New Zealand.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Coprosma crassifolia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
