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wire nettingbush

Corokia cotoneaster Raoul
wire nettingbush
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Corokia cotoneaster, described by Étienne Fiacre Louis Raoul in 1846, is a flowering plant in the family Argophyllaceae. It is commonly known as wire-netting bush and is native to New Zealand North and New Zealand South.

Description

Corokia cotoneaster is a species in the genus Corokia, part of the plant family Argophyllaceae. It is native to the North and South Islands of New Zealand. The plant is known by the common names wire-netting bush, korokio, and korokia-tarango. The name 'korokio' is derived from the Māori language. The species was first described and published in 1846.

Other common names

wire nettingbush

Distribution

New Zealand North · New Zealand South

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