Muehlenbeckia adpressa

Climbing Lignum
Muehlenbeckia adpressa at Loch Ard Gorge, Victoria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Core eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Polygonaceae
Genus:	Muehlenbeckia
Species:	M. adpressa
Binomial name
Muehlenbeckia adpressa (Labill.) Meisn.[1]

Muehlenbeckia adpressa is a prostrate or climbing plant, native to Australia.^[2] It has thin red-brown stems up to 1 metre in length. The leaves are 1.5 to 6 cm long and 1.5 to 3.5 cm wide. It occurs in coastal areas of Western Australia, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and New South Wales.^[2]

References

1. ^ "Muelenbeckia adpressa". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=MUEHLENBECKIA+ADPRESSA. Retrieved 2009-03-08. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Muehlenbeckia adpressa". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Muehlenbeckia~adpressa. Retrieved 2009-03-08. 

External links

• "Muehlenbeckia adpressa". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia. http://florabase.dec.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/2412.