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Coriaria pteridoides, known as tutu or small-leaved tutu, is a bushy New Zealand shrub of the Coriariaceae family, usually about 1 metre tall. Its growing requirements below are general knowledge about the species, as the sources do not cover them.
Coriaria pteridoides, commonly known as tutu and small-leaved tutu, is a species of shrub in the family Coriariaceae. It is endemic to New Zealand's North Island. This species is common along streams and gravel slopes. It was first described by the New Zealand botanist Walter Oliver in 1942. C. pteridoides's range only covers Mount Taranaki, the North Island Volcanic Plateau, and the Ruahine Ranges. This species, and all Coriaria species, are poisonous, especially the seeds. C. pteridoides's 2023 assessment in the New Zealand Threat Classification System was "Not Threatened".
New Zealand has the highest concentration of Coriaria species. C. pteridoides is endemic to New Zealand's North Island. It is only found on the slopes of Mount Taranaki, the North Island Volcanic Plateau, and the Ruahine Ranges. C. pteridoides'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 pteridoides 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.
