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Birdcatcher

Birdcatcher

Birdcatcher. — Birdcatcher

Birdcatcher

Birdcatcher. — Birdcatcher

With large, dark green fleshy leaves, this small tree is common through the national park and gardens.

It produces small white flowers that are followed by extremely sticky elongated fruit. The fruit are so sticky that they are reputed to occasionally trap small birds.

Scientific name

Pisonia brunoniana

A small pink flower amongst large green leaves.

Looking out over rolling green hills and rocky cliffs against the sea. A wooden fence is in the foreground.

A white circular sign fixed to a wooden guardrail in a lush forrest.

A white circular sign on a wooden post. Lush forest greenery is in the background.

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