View source for Phil Bendle Collection:Muehlenbeckia complexa (Scrambling pohuehue)

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'''Kingdom:''' Plantae<br />
'''(Unranked):''' Angiosperms<br />
'''(Unranked):''' Eudicots<br />
'''(Unranked):''' Core eudicots<br />
'''Order:''' Caryophyllales<br />
'''Family:''' Polygonaceae<br />
'''Genus:''' Muehlenbeckia<br />
'''Species:''' M. complexa<br />
'''Binomial name:''' Muehlenbeckia complexa<br />
'''Common names:  '''Scrambling Pohuehue, Small-leaved pohuehue, scrub pohuehue, Wire vine, Maidenhair creeper.

Muehlenbeckia complexa is a hardy vigorous semi-deciduous New Zealand native vine found naturally on sand dunes and in coastal scrub throughout New Zealand. It is a sprawling coastal creeper/climber that grows into a tangled mass of brown wiry stems with small round leaves and small cream flowers followed later by black seeds held in a fleshy cup. It will form a dense mound up to 2 m wide and it will climb over other plants. It will climb to a height of 5m or more covering trees. In its native environment it plays a key role sealing human and natural disturbances on the forest edge. It also suppresses the growth of introduced weeds, such as blackberry, and promotes increased insect diversity.<br />
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It used in coastal restoration is an important stabilising sand dune plant and it also providing a valuable habitat for birds (nesting and shelter) as well as providing shelter for insects and lizards. It has an edible fruit.

A few people think it should be class as a noxious weed and banned from sale as in gardens will smother all types of trees. It is now naturalised in Western Australia.

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Flowers of Muehlenbeckia complexa. Fruit on the left, flowers on the right.[http://ketenewplymouth.peoplesnetworknz.info/image_files/0000/0011/9878/Muehlenbeckia_complexa_fruit-002.JPG]

Muehlenbeckia complexa flowers<br />
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The fruit and flowers[http://ketenewplymouth.peoplesnetworknz.info/image_files/0000/0011/9888/Muehlenbeckia_complexa-001.JPG]

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Muehlenbeckia complexa fruit<br />
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Fruit<br />
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