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Coriaria plumosa
Coriaria plumosa, commonly known as feathery tutu, mountain tutu, and small-leaved tutu, is a species of shrub in the family Coriariaceae. It is endemic to New Zealand. Its range covers the North, South, and Stewart Islands. It is found in mountainous areas. It was first described by the New Zealand botanist Walter Oliver in 1942. This species, and all Coriaria species, are poisonous, especially the seeds. C. plumosa's 2023 assessment in the New Zealand Threat Classification System was "Not Threatened".
New Zealand has the highest concentration of Coriaria species. C. plumosa is endemic to New Zealand. Its range covers the North, South, and Stewart Islands. It only occurs south of Mount Taranaki and the Raukūmara Range. C. plumosa's 2023 conservation status in the New Zealand Threat Classification System was "Not Threatened".
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Coriaria plumosa 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.
