''Fuchsia procumbens'' is a

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that is endemic to coastal areas of the

North Island The North Island, also officially named Te Ika-a-Māui, is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, separated from the larger but much less populous South Island by the Cook Strait. The island's area is , making it the world's 14th-larges ...

of New Zealand. Common names include creeping fuchsia, climbing fuchsia or trailing fuchsia. It belongs to a South Pacific lineage that diverged from all other fuchsias around 30 million years ago. ''F. procumbens'' diverged from the other New Zealand (and Tahitian) species around 18 million years ago.

Uses

The small, red, crunchy

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is edible, although rarely eaten. It has been described as slimy and bland.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q1472597 procumbens Flora of New Zealand