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Creeping Mapou
Myrsine nummularia
Myrsine nummularia, the creeping mapou or creeping matipo, is a species of flowering plant, endemic to New Zealand. It is a low shrub that has purplish berries.
From the article Myrsine nummularia on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
This species is a low shrub with thick brown or green leaves. The bark is red or brown. The fruit are purplish, and are present from October to February. The berries are semi-ramiflorous, in that they sprout from the stem, beneath some leaves.
Range & habitat
This species is found on both the North and South Island. For instance, it is found on the Banks Peninsula, and in the central North Island.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Range”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 366691.