Pimelea villosa

Its conservation status puts it at risk and declining, as determined by the New Zealand Threat Classification System (NZTCS).

[2] The bark of the tree was occasionally used as traditional textiles such as ribbons or ear ornaments, however was not as commonly used as the paper mulberry (aute) or Hoheria populnea (houhere).

It also has white flowers and black, red, pink or white fruit.It is classified as at risk or declining there is only one natural place it remains, at Otaki beach where around 20 plants naturally remain.

[2] This plant was for many years known as Pimelea arenaria, a name published by Allan Cunningham in 1833.

[2] The name P. villosa was also applied illegitimately by some nineteenth century authors to an Australian plant, Pimelea longiflora.