Eucryphia glutinosa

{{short description|Species of plant}}

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|status=LR/nt

|status_system=IUCN2.3

|status_ref={{cite iucn |author=González, M. |date=1998 |title=Eucryphia glutinosa |volume=1998 |page=e.T32032A9676056 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T32032A9676056.en |access-date=19 November 2021}}

|image = Eucryphia glutinosa2.jpg

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|genus = Eucryphia

|species = glutinosa

|authority = (Poepp. & Endl.) Baill.

|synonyms =Eucryphia pinnatifolia Gay

}}

Eucryphia glutinosa, the brush bush or nirrhe, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cunoniaceae, native to moist woodland habitats in Chile. It is a large deciduous shrub or small tree, growing to {{convert|10|m|0|abbr=on}} tall by {{convert|6|m|0|abbr=on}} wide, with glossy dark green leaves turning red in autumn. Single (or occasionally double) four-petalled, fragrant white flowers with prominent stamens appear in late summer.{{cite book|title=RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants|year=2008|publisher=Dorling Kindersley|location=United Kingdom|isbn=978-1405332965|page=1136}}{{cite web|author=brushbush |url=http://www.greatplantpicks.org/plantlists/view/604 |title=View Plant |publisher=Great Plant Picks |date= |accessdate=2012-11-16}}

The Latin specific epithet glutinosa means “sticky, glutinous”.{{cite book |last=Harrison |first=Lorraine |title=RHS Latin for Gardeners |year=2012 |publisher=Mitchell Beazley |location=United Kingdom |isbn=978-1845337315 }}

The hardiest of its genus, it is a popular subject for cultivation in parks and gardens, valued for its foliage and late flowering. It requires moist, acidic soil with roots shaded from the sun. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit{{cite web

|url = https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/6930/i-Eucryphia-glutinosa-i/Details

| title=RHS Plant Selector - Eucryphia glutinosa |accessdate=20 February 2018}}{{cite web | url= https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/pdfs/agm-lists/agm-ornamentals.pdf | title = AGM Plants - Ornamental | date = July 2017 | page = 37 | publisher = Royal Horticultural Society | accessdate = 19 February 2018}}