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Madeira vine, lamb’s tail, potato vine

Anredera cordifolia, Fam. Basellaceae


Rampant fleshy twiner with tuberous roots. Produces numerous (1,000’s) small, knobby, reproductive potato-like ‘bulbs’ in leaf axils.

Weed Category: Restricted invasive plants Category 3
Plants declared invasive under the Biosecurity Act 2014, that are present in QLD. Not to be distributed or disposed of.
Weed: Yes
Form or habit: Vine (Climbing, Twining or groundcover)
Family: Basellaceae
Leaf: Simple Alternate
Heart-shaped, 70 x 45mm fleshy, light green.
Flower conspicuous: Conspicuous
Flower colour:

White

Flower description: Small, white, fragrant, on long drooping axillary spikes resembling a lamb’s tail, 100mm long.
Fruit conspicuous: Unknown
Fruit colour:
Fruit:
Fruit description: Not known to produce viable fruit in Australia.
Habitat:
Distribution
Food source for:
Toxicity: No toxicity known
Origin: South America
Notes: Spread by: ‘bulbs’ spread by water, gravity and in garden waste. Invades/threats: creek banks, smothers and destroys trees and shrubs. Introduced as garden ornamental. Large infestations on Cattle Creek in the Pioneer Catchment. Category 3 restricted invasive plant under the Biosecurity Act 2014. It must not be given away, sold, or released into the environment without a permit. The Act requires everyone to take all reasonable and practical steps to minimise the risks associated with invasive plants and animals under their control. This is called a general biosecurity obligation (GBO).
Information sources: Mackay Regional Pest Management Group (2018) Weeds of the Mackay Whitsunday Region Second Edition.

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