Detail
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Muehlenbeckia florulenta
Tangled Lignum
Notes

Uses: A fast growing perennial spreading shrub, valuable for regeneration planting along creeks and watercourses subject to periodic flooding. Important habitat for wildlife.
Cultural uses: Seed ground into flour, and stem extract drunk for stomach problems by indigenous peoples.

This plant is indigenous to the following botanical regions of South Australia.

 
:EP: Eyre Peninsula
:NL: Northern Lofty
:MU: Murray
:YP: Yorke Peninsula
:SL: Southern Lofty
:KI: Kangaroo Island
:SE: South Eastern
 
For detail on these regions refer to the user guide.

  • Height 1-2m
  • Spread 1-2.5m
  • Position
    • position-fullsun Full Sun
    • position-partshade Part Shade
  • Family Polygonaceae
  • Botanical Name Muehlenbeckia florulenta
  • Common Name Tangled Lignum
  • Origin SA, Vic, NSW, WA, Qld, NT
  • Habit Erect to spreading, Slender
  • Landscape Watercourse, Plains
  • Soil Texture Loam, Sand
  • pH Acidic, Neutral
  • Tolerates Drought, Moderate frost
  • Supplementary Watering Minimal
  • Flower Colour Cream
  • Flowering Time Spring, Summer
  • Flower Type Open-petalled
  • Purpose Screen, Ornamental, Habitat
  • Evergreen/Deciduous Evergreen
  • Form Medium Shrub (Usually between 1.2m & 3.6m)
  • Indigenous to the Adelaide Region