CAT-00133
Prickly currant bush
Coprosma nitida
Catalog fields
- Genus
- Coprosma
- Photo
- Not recorded
- Edible
- Yes
- layout
- single
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Published
- Yes
- Food group
- Fruit
- Latin name
- Coprosma nitida
- Fruit photo
- Not recorded
- Plant title
- Prickly currant bush
- Source URLs
- https://profiles.ala.org.au/opus/foa/profile/Coprosma%20nitida | https://www.potn.com.au/edible_plants_back.html; https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?lvl=sp&name=Coprosma~nitida&page=nswfl; https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/747455-1 Open source ↗ Open source 2 ↗ Open source 3 ↗ Open source 4 ↗
- Catalogue ID
- CAT-00133
- Mature width
- Not confirmed; allow spread appropriate to growth habit
- Native range
- N.S.W., Vic., Tas.
- Plant family
- Rubiaceae
- Supplier SKU
- Not recorded
- Listing group
- Regional / traditional food plant
- Mature height
- 2 m
- Native states
- NSW, TAS, VIC
- Original list
- No
- Research date
- 10/10/2026
- Research notes
- Profile enriched from botanical/nursery sources. Dimensions are unpruned regional estimates where available; missing measurements remain explicit. Seasons are regional guides and vary with climate, location, cultivar and plant maturity. Drought and cultivation guidance are qualitative garden inferences, not measured ratings.
- Evidence status
- Published food use; preparation detail review pending
- Fruiting season
- After flowering
- Background photo
- Not recorded
- Edible component
- Ripe fruit
- Flowering season
- Late spring-summer.
- Brief description
- Small glossy-leaved shrub, often spiny.
- Drought tolerance
- Low to moderate; cool-site preference.
- Preparation notes
- Confirm species identification, the specified edible part, ripeness and species-specific preparation before use.
- Flower description
- Very small, inconspicuous flowers.
- General cultivation
- General guidance (qualitative): Challenging hot-summer trial; cool shade and irrigation needed.
- Botanical description
- Pending.
- Other botanical names
- Not recorded
- Attracts birds and bugs
- Native bees and insects visit flowers; canopy shelters birds.
- Flora of Australia profile
- https://profiles.ala.org.au/opus/foa/profile/Coprosma%20nitida Open source ↗
- Fruit type and description
- Small fleshy orange-red drupes; verify ripe stage.
- Flora of Australia citation
- Australian Biological Resources Study. Coprosma nitida. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Canberra. https://profiles.ala.org.au/opus/foa/profile/Coprosma%20nitida (accessed 2026-10-15). Copyright Commonwealth of Australia; CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). HTML formatting removed; species-level context added where noted. Open source ↗ Open source 2 ↗
- Flora of Australia retrieved
- 15/10/2026