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Horopito leaves

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Horopito leaves

Horopito is easily recognised by its red-blotched leaves with a blue-grey underside.

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Joanna Orwin, Shrubs and small trees of the forest – Pepper trees: horopito and kawakawa, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/13876/horopito-leaves (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Joanna Orwin, published 1 March 2009, updated 1 July 2015.