Corokia facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Corokia |
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| Corokia virgata | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Argophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Corokia A.Cunn. |
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Corokia is a group of plants in the Argophyllaceae family. There are six different kinds (species) of Corokia plants. They grow naturally in New Zealand, Australia, and a small island called Rapa Iti.
Corokia plants are usually shrubs (bushy plants) or small trees. A cool thing about them is their branches often grow in a zigzag pattern! In fact, one type, called Corokia cotoneaster, is even known as the 'wire-netting bush' because of its tangled, zigzag branches. When they are young, their stems are covered in soft, fuzzy hairs. As they get older, the stems turn dark.
In spring, you can see them covered in small, yellow, star-shaped flowers. Later, they grow red or yellow berries. Corokia plants like to grow in forests and rocky places. They do well in sun or light shade, with soil that drains water easily, and they don't need too much watering.
Types of Corokia Plants
There are six known species (types) of Corokia:
- Corokia buddleioides A.Cunn. (Found in New Zealand, North Island)
- Corokia carpodetoides ( F.Muell. ) L.S.Sm. (Found on Lord Howe Island)
- Corokia collenettei Riley (Found on Rapa Iti)
- Corokia cotoneaster Raoul (Found in New Zealand)
- Corokia macrocarpa Kirk (Found on the Chatham Islands)
- Corokia whiteana L.S.Sm. (Found in Australia, New South Wales)
