Coprosma cheesemanii

Coprosma cheesemanii is a species of Coprosma from New Zealand. It is a low shrub with green flowers and small leaves.

Description

The description the New Zealand Plant Conservation Network provides is:

Low growing, very small leaved shrub with branches bearing perpendicular short leafy branches giving a flattened appearance inhabiting upland areas. Twigs fuzzy. Leaves glossy, narrow, 8-11mm long, tip pointed, in clusters of pairs, with a line of small hairs between the leaf bases. Fruit orange or reddish.

Range

North and South Islands, from Mt. Hikurangi south.

Habitat

Montane to subalpine, but not limited entirely to hillsides, as it can also be found in wet flat areas like bogs or swamps.

Etymology

This plant was named after Thomas Cheeseman.