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Mingimingi berries

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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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by Peter Johnson

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Peter Johnson, Wetlands – Wetland forests and shrubs, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/14342/mingimingi-berries (accessed 5 June 2026).

Story by Peter Johnson, published 1 March 2009.