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Mingimingi berries

Mingimingi berries

Mingimingi (Coprosma propinqua) is a bushy shrub, 1–5 metres tall, with small, dark green, glossy leaves and grey or orange bark. In autumn mingimingi has pale berries that turn blueish, which are food for birds, insects and lizards.

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Peter Johnson, 'Wetlands - Wetland forests and shrubs', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/14342/mingimingi-berries (accessed 13 May 2024)

Story by Peter Johnson, published 24 Sep 2007