Botany

Coriaria pottsiana

Coriaria pottsiana is a species of shrub in the family Coriariaceae. It is endemic to New Zealand's North Island. This species is found on shingle slips. It was first described by the New Zealand botanist Walter Oliver in 1942. C. pottsiana's range only covers Mount Hikurangi and Mount Parikanapa in the Raukūmara Range. This species, and all Coriaria species, are poisonous, especially the seeds. C. pottsiana's 2023 assessment in the New Zealand Threat Classification System was "Threatened – Nationally Critical".

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See also

• ▸Carex dolichophylla
• ▸Babalú-Ayé
• ▸Haematocarpus

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