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Coriaria arborea
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<p><i>Coriaria arborea</i> is a highly poisonous and common native shrub or small tree of New Zealand. The common name for plants of this genus is <a href="/facts/Tutu_(plant)/IRWk1mQx">Tutu</a>. </p><p><i>Coriaria arborea</i> is found in <a href="/facts/Scrubland/TuWUtSYv">scrub</a> and open areas from the coast to the hills across the country. A straggling plant, it can grow to 20 feet (6.1 m) high. The leaves grow opposite on slender stems while flowers are arranged in drooping <a href="/facts/Raceme/lXl4udlJ">racemes</a>. <i>C. arborea</i> is capable of <a href="/facts/Nitrogen_fixation/TeLoBpWS">nitrogen fixation</a>. </p>