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Coprosma quadrifida
     Prickly currant bush

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Descriptor
Erect open to dense shrub with fine spines on branches. Small dull green elliptic leaves with thin texture and conspicuous network of veins below, 5-15mm x 2-5mm. Single insignificant male and female flowers at the end of short branchlets on separate plants. Sweet edible red fruit January to March. 
Cultural knowledge
Food and medicine: fruit  
Ecological role
 Bird attractant: food and habitat
Height
2-4m 
Width
1-1.5m 
Sun 
Partial to full shade
Soil type
Moist well drained soils
Flowering time
September to December
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