Habitat: bank, clay, dry, lowland, margin, open, roadside, slope, track

Dispersal: Seed, suckers

Distribution from the Australasian Virtual Herbarium. CC-BY 3.0 AU
Distribution from the Australasian Virtual Herbarium. CC-BY 3.0 AU
 Recognition
  • normally a relatively large tree with alternately arranged simple 'leaves'.
  • its elongated 'leaves' are straight or curved, with 3-5 prominent veins running lengthwise.
  • its pale yellow or whitish flowers are borne in small globular clusters that are arranged in short compound clusters in the 'leaf' forks.
  • its elongated pods (4-15 cm long and 3.5-8 mm wide) are strongly curved, twisted or coiled.
  • its shiny black seeds are almost encircled by a folded fleshy structure that is pink to dull red in colour.
 Images
Image: P.B. Heenan © Landcare Research 2012
Image: P.B. Heenan © Landcare Research 2012
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
Howell, C. 2008: Consolidated list of environmental weeds in New Zealand. DOC Research & Development Series 292: 42.