Coprosma quadrifida
Common Name:
Prickly Currant-bush
Family:
Distribution (from Flora of Victoria):
Wannon, Grampians, Midlands, Victorian Volcanic Plain, Otway Plain, Otway Range, Eastern Highlands, Gippsland Plain, Gippsland Highlands, Wilsons Promontory, East Gippsland (DEJKMNPRSTVWXZ) also NSW, ACT, Tas
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Distribution and ecological preference at Wilsons Promontory (if known):
Common in forests, especially in the eastern and southern parts of the Prom
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Flower Description:
Pale green
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Habit:
Tall shrub to 5 m
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Distinguishing characteristics (within family/genus):
Branches are spiny at the tips. Leaves are oval and in opposite pairs along the branches. Fruit is a small shiny red drupe
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Conservation status:
Not threatened
References:
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Meagher, D. and Kohout, M. (2001). “A field guide to Wilsons Promontory”. Oxford University Press, South Melbourne, Vic.