ON THIS PLANT
Leucopogon fasciculatus, the tall mingimingi, is a species of shrub within the family Ericaceae. It is endemic to New Zealand. This species is found in the North Island north of the Bay of Plenty and Taranaki. In the South Island it is found in north west Nelson. It is present in the red and silver beech forests admixed with rimu and miro podocarps on northern South Island. Leucopogon fasciculatus is the host plant for the New Zealand endemic moth species Pyrgotis pyramidias .
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Genus
- Leucopogon
- Family
- Ericaceae
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Mingimingi en Soft mingimingi
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