Global InformationAcrothamnus colensoi information
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Conservation status
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 Not Threatened (NZ TCS)[1] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Acrothamnus |
| Species: | A. colensoi
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| Binomial name | |
| Acrothamnus colensoi (Hook.f.) Quinn[2]
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Acrothamnus colensoi, also known as Colenso's mingimingi or mountain heath, is a species of plant in the family Ericaceae endemic to New Zealand. It is a small shrub that grow to approximately 50 cm tall, and can spread to form mounds of up to 2 m across. Fruit are round and are white, pink or dark red in colour. It can be found in both the lower North and eastern South Islands, in scrubland, tussock grassland, and rocky fellfield.
- ^ "Acrothamnus colensoi". NZTCS. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Quinnwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Acrothamnus colensoi (Hook.f.) Quinn, 2005". New Zealand Organisms Register. Landcare Research New Zealand. Archived from the original on 16 June 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016.