Billardiera scandens

Common Name:

Common Apple-berry

Family:

Distribution (from Flora of Victoria):

Wannon, Grampians, Midlands, Otway Plain, Otway Range, Eastern Highlands, Gippsland Plain, Gippsland Highlands, Wilsons Promontory, Snowfields, East Gippsland (CDEJKNPRSTVWXYZ) also Qld, NSW, Tas
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Distribution and ecological preference at Wilsons Promontory (if known):

Damp situations in open forests ¹

Flower Description:

Pale yellow to greenish yellow ¹

Habit:

Creeping climber ¹

Distinguishing characteristics (within family/genus):

The fruit of this species is a long fleshy berry that is dull and greenish. The style in the flower is only about half as long as the corolla ^1,2

Images:

Links to more images:

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Links to description of this species:

NSW Flora VicFlora

Conservation status:

Not threatened

References:

¹ Meagher, D. and Kohout, M. (2001). “A field guide to Wilsons Promontory”. Oxford University Press, South Melbourne, Vic.
² Walsh, N. G. and Entwisle, T. J. “Flora of Victoria”, volumes 2 (1994), 3 (1996) and 4 (1999). Inkata Press, Port Melbourne, Victoria