Coprosma linariifolia, mikimiki or yellow wood is endemic  to the North and South Islands, from the Hawkes Bay and Manawatu, where it is somewhat local, and is widespread east of the Main Divide in the South Island. It grows from sea-level to 900m asl in lowland to montane forest, scrub, and sometimes shrubland. A very hardy, fast growing tall shrub to small tree up to 6-8m tall, with definite trunk that can have rather smooth to rough fawn-grey bark, with inner bark that is bright yellow to deep orange-yellow in colour. Its flexible branches are slender and dark brown and downy when young, and it has long, narrow, straight, sometimes curved, leathery, dark green glossy leaves that are paler underneath. It prefers open situation, has small flower in November to December followed by translucent white oblong drupes that are often flecked with blue or blue-black, or sometimes wholly black from May.