Muehlenbeckia gunnii

Location & distribution maps

Phylogeny & links to associated information:

Plant  information

Internal links:             Angiosperms > Eudicots > Superastrids > Basal Asterids > Caryophyllales > Polygonaceae > Muehlenbeckia 

External links:     Angiosperms > Eudicots > Superastrids > Basal Asterids > Caryophyllales > Polygonaceae > Muehlenbeckia 

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

Other links: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:694756-1 

     https://www.utas.edu.au/dicotkey/dicotkey/CARYOPH/sMuehlenbeckia_gunnii.htm 

Common name:                Macquarie Vine 

Conservation status:  unknown

Etymology:   

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Flowers:                  

• The flowers are about 8mm wide 

Fruit:                         

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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: 

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Roots:         

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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

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