Muehlenbeckia gunnii

Location & distribution maps

Phylogeny & links to associated information:

Plant  information

Wikipedia links:       Angiosperms  > Eudicots > Asterids >  Caryophyllales > Polygonaceae > Muehlenbeckia  gunnii

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Common name:                Macquarie Vine 

Conservation status:  ...

Etymology:   

Flowers:                  

• The flowers are about 8mm wide 

Fruit:                         

Leaves:         

•  Large leaves

• Unlike M. australis, the leaves have hastate bases (i.e. they are truncated, but with small wings at either side)

Stem & branches: 

Roots:         

Habit:        

• A common, robust twining native plant 

• It is widespread in and near wet forests

• Especially in the west of Tasmania

Habitat:   

•  It grows primarily in the temperate biome

Distribution:                  

• The native range of this species is South Australia to S. Victoria, Tasmania

Additional notes:     

Sources of information:

• https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:694756-1 (2023)

•  https://www.utas.edu.au/dicotkey/dicotkey/CARYOPH/sMuehlenbeckia_gunnii.htm (2023)