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Coriaria sarmentosa, known as tutu or grassland tutu, is a robust shrub endemic to New Zealand, common in grasslands and shrublands. Grown in the garden it needs full sun to part shade and well-drained soil, but all parts are poisonous.
Coriaria sarmentosa, commonly known as tutu, grassland tutu, and ground tutu, is a species of shrub in the family Coriariaceae. It is endemic to New Zealand. This species is common in grasslands and shrublands. It was first described by the German botanist Georg Forster in 1786. This species, and all Coriaria species, are poisonous, especially the seeds. C. sarmentosa's 2023 assessment in the New Zealand Threat Classification System was "Not Threatened"
New Zealand has the highest concentration of Coriaria species. C. sarmentosa is found in the North, South, and Stewart Islands.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Coriaria sarmentosa 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.
