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Scientific Name

Muehlenbeckia adpressa

Family Name

POLYGONACEAE

Common Name

Climbing Lignum

Status

Height

3.0m - 4.0m (300-400cm)

Flowers

Cream to green, 2-5 per cluster, in axillary spikes to about 8cm long. Flowers most of the year.

Fruit

Nuts

Form

Climber with stems twining, leaves crowded, alternate, glabrous, may have reddish tonings, margins usually crinkled, apex pointed .

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Coast; Circular Head; Devonport; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Huon Valley; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Sorell; West Coast; West Tamar

Communities

Coastal Vegetation; May range inland

Habitat Notes

Occurs mainly on the coast and is often very prominent but may also be found further inland.

Site Tolerance

Exposed; Moist; Windy

Frost Tolerance

Moderate

Soil Tolerance

Clay; Fertile; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Sandy; Well-drained

General Notes

Tolerates sunshinebut does best in semi-shade. Copes well wih salt spray and strong winds and is a useful screening climber. Not suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Collecting Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Sowing Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Cutting Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Fruit - a nut, small, ovoid, black or dark red-brown, 3-angled, glabrous. nuts are enclosed in a small cone-shaped structure to 5mm long. release easily when ripe. collect by hand

Seed Treatment Method

Standard

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

May be propagated from seed but has poor results.

Germination Time

Suitable for Direct Seeding

Cuttings

Expected Time to Take Root

Expected Time to Plant Out

Propagation by Division N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.

Cutting Notes

Also propagated from cuttings of firm young growth which strike readily.