Habitat: coast, fernland, margin, moist, pasture, peat, roadside, shrubland

Dispersal: Seed, vegetative

Distribution from the Australasian Virtual Herbarium. CC-BY 3.0 AU
Distribution from the Australasian Virtual Herbarium. CC-BY 3.0 AU
 Recognition
  • an evergreen, bushy shrub up to 2 m high, often suckering and forming dense thickets.
  • its leaves are up to 3.4 cm long, rounded, leathery, dark green above, and shiny.
  • its flowers occur singly in the leaf axils, are pendant, and with pale pink petals.
  • its fruit are 0.8-1.4 mm across, rounded, and rose or dark purplish red.
 Images
Image: Trevor James © Trevor James
Image: Trevor James © Trevor James
Image: Trevor James © Trevor James
Image: Trevor James © Trevor James
Image: Trevor James © Trevor James
Image: Trevor James © Trevor James
Weeds Key – interactive key to the weed species of New Zealand
 References
Biosecurity New Zealand 2012: Regional Pest Management Strategies Database. http://www.biosecurityperformance.maf.govt.nz/
Howell, C. 2008: Consolidated list of environmental weeds in New Zealand. DOC Research & Development Series 292: 42.