Coprosma repens Calflora

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Taxon Report

Coprosma repens A. Rich.

Creeping mirrorplant

2015 Richard Chasey

2009 Dean Taylor

2011 Daniel Gluesenkamp

2017 Zoya Akulova

Coprosma repens is a shrub that is not native to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~85 records in California Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

Photos on Calflora


Genus:	Coprosma
Family:	Rubiaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: escaped cultivar

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Information about Coprosma repens from other sources


Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (CORE4) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Distribution by County
Coprosma: from the Greek kopros, "dung," and osme, "a smell," alluding to the fetid smell repens: having creeping and rooting stems photos / record / common / links mg8874:!we293:!cbo3164:!null:!

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).