Coprosma rugosa

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| authority = Cheeseman, 1906{{citeq|Q5992016|page=1141}}

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Coprosma rugosa, also known as the needle-leaved mountain coprosma, is a shrub in the coffee family, Rubiaceae, that is native to New Zealand.{{cite web |url=http://tropicos.org/Name/100171936 |title=Coprosma rugosa Cheeseman |work=TROPICOS |publisher=Missouri Botanical Garden |access-date=2009-10-17}}

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It is found in grasslands and forest margins up to the subalpine zone. C. rugosa bears small purple-white berries in autumn, the seed of which is widely dispersed by birds.

It is considered a very hardy shrub and is suitable for hedging.