Mirror Bush (weed)

August 20, 2024 Glenda Scott

Photo: HB

COMMON NAME : Mirror Bush

BOTANICAL NAME : Coprosma repens

FAMILY : Rubiaceae

PLANT GROUP : Weeds

SIZE : Large >5m

LOCAL NOTES:

Native to New Zealand and introduced to Australia (including Sandy Point) as a salt tolerant hedging plant. It is now a serious environmental weed.

Birds spread Mirror Bush by eating its fruit. It is one of a few trees species able to grow in coastal saltmarsh areas.

Mirror bush is being targeted for removal in the Shallow Inlet Coastal Banksia Woodland Project site.

Contributor: HB

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