Muehlenbeckia adpressa

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Common Name:

Climbing Lignum

Family:

Polygonaceae

Distribution (from Flora of Victoria):

Wannon, Grampians, Otway Plain, Otway Range, Gippsland Plain, Wilsons Promontory, East Gippsland (CDEKNPTWXZ) also WA, SA, NSW, Tas
Map - Australasian Virtual Herbarium

Distribution and ecological preference at Wilsons Promontory (if known):

Coastal scrub 1

Flower Description:

Yellow-green 1

Habit:

Twining creeper and climber 1

Distinguishing characteristics (within family/genus):


Leaves are thick, ovate to cordate with wrinkled edges and often tinged red, flowers are tiny yellow-green spikes 1

Images:

Image: David Meagher
Image: Freya Thomas

Links to more images:

Atlas of Living Australia MELU

Links to description of this species:

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.