- Taxon
- Weed
- Gallery
Habitat: gap, hill, margin, open, pasture, sand, sheltered, shrubland, silt, slope, stone, terrace, track
Dispersal: Seed
Recognition
- a tree up to 12 m high, usually with an erect trunk, and spreading branches.
- its leaves have up to 8 pairs of leaflets, are deep green, and with toothed margins.
- its inflorescence is drooping, compact, and up to 12 cm across.
- its petals are 3-4.5 mm across, rounded, white or sometimes flushed pink.
- its fruit are 5-10 mm across, deep orange to scarlet, and glossy.
References
Howell, C. 2008: Consolidated list of environmental weeds in New Zealand. DOC Research & Development Series 292: 42.
