Habitat: bank, clay, coast, gravel, gully, lowland, margin, roadside, sand, shaded, silt, wasteland

Dispersal: Seed

Distribution from the Australasian Virtual Herbarium. CC-BY 3.0 AU
Distribution from the Australasian Virtual Herbarium. CC-BY 3.0 AU
 Recognition
  • a densely hairy evergreen shrub up to 3 m high with long thin stems.
  • its leaves clustered toward the stems ends, up to 20 cm long, with a reddish pink leaf stalk.
  • its inflorescence is terminal and pendulous and elongates to be racemose at fruiting.
  • its has long slender flower stalks (5-20 cm long), and the flowers are 5-6 cm long and pink or crimson.
  • its fruit is a shining black berry about 2 cm long.
 Images
Image: Jonathan Boow © Jonathan Boow
Image: Jonathan Boow © Jonathan Boow
Image: Jonathan Boow © Jonathan Boow
Image: Jonathan Boow © Jonathan Boow
© Carolyn Lewis
© Carolyn Lewis
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/
Biosecurity New Zealand 2008: National Plant Pest Accord. MAF Biosecurity New Zealand, Wellington.
Ministry for Primary Industries 23 Feb 2017: Unwanted Organisms Register. Version 02.01.02. https://www1.maf.govt.nz/uor