Where found:

• Sub alpine scrub, Taranaki/Mt Egmont between 1100 metres and 1400 metres above sea level

• Similar to the introduced broom
  
• Green branchlets 1-3 mm wide perform the functions of the leaves
  
• Leaves made up of 3-5 leaflets, each 8 x5 mm
  
• Flowers are white to pale purple
  
• Seed pods are black, 9-11mm long x 4-6 mm wide, enclosing usually 4 orange-red seeds 2 mm in diameter