Botanical Name Coprosma propinqua
Common Name Black shrub/mikimiki
About
Shrub/small tree abundant around Wanaka and can be found from lakeshore to mountain slope. Found through most of NZ, coastal to montane, a great range of habitats including swamps. Grows up to approximately 5m. Flowers are unisexual - found on different bushes.
Berries edible and at times consumed by the Maori.
Coprosma is a large genus with more than 50 species in NZ. Also more scattered between Hawaii, Borneo and Australia.
2011 Spring Stock List
Te Kākano is able to provide local community and not-for-profit groups with eco-sourced native plants for eligible re-vegetation projects. Aplications are open all year round (see Projects tab for application form).
| Common Name(s) | Botanical Name | Availability |
| akeake | Olearia avicenniaefolia | low |
| harakeke/NZ flax | Phormium tenax | high |
| horoeka/lancewood | Pseudopanax crassifolius | low |
| kanuka | Kunzea ericoides | medium |
| kapuka/broadleaf | Griselinea littoralis | medium |
| kohuhu | Pittosporum tenuifolium | high |
| korokio | Corokia cotoneaster | medium |
| koromiko | Hebe salicifolia | medium |
| kowhai | Sophora microphylla | medium |
| makomako/wineberry | Aristotelia serrata | low |
| manatu/ribbonwood | Plagianthus betulinus | low |
| manuka | Leptospermum scoparium | high |
| mapou | Myrsine divaricata | low |
| matai | Prumnopitys taxifolia | n/a yet |
| mikimiki | Coprosma crassifolia/propinqua/rigida | high |
| putaputaweta/marble leaf | Carpodetus serratus | medium |
| rohutu | Lophomyrtus obcordata | n/a yet |
| tī/cabbage tree | Cordyline australis | high |
| totara | Podocarpus hallii | n/a yet |
| tree daisy (endangered) | Olearia hectorii | high |
| porcupine shrub | Melicytus alpinus | medium |
Important Note: Te Kākano's nursery has been set up to support community habitat restoration projects in the Upper Clutha Basin which are on public land and has public amenity value. We do not sell plants to the general public for personal use on private land.