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Muehlenbeckia
Muehlenbeckia or maidenhair is a genus of flowering plants in the family Polygonaceae. It is native to the borders of the Pacific, including South and North America, Papua New Guinea and Australasia. It has been introduced elsewhere, including Europe. Species vary in their growth habits, many being vines or shrubs. In some environments, rampant species can become weedy and difficult to eradicate.
30 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Scrambling pohuehue
speciesMuehlenbeckia complexa
Pōhuehue
speciesMuehlenbeckia australis
Creeping Wire Vine
speciesMuehlenbeckia axillaris
wirevine
speciesMuehlenbeckia hastulata
Shrubby tororaro
speciesMuehlenbeckia astonii
Climbing Lignum
speciesMuehlenbeckia adpressa
Maidenhair Vine
speciesMuehlenbeckia sagittifolia
Muehlenbeckia tamnifolia
speciesMuehlenbeckia tamnifolia
coastal lignum
speciesMuehlenbeckia gunnii
tapeworm plant
speciesMuehlenbeckia platyclada
Muehlenbeckia volcanica
speciesMuehlenbeckia volcanica
Leafless Pōhuehue
speciesMuehlenbeckia ephedroides
climbing lignum
speciesMuehlenbeckia gracillima
Wrinkle-nut Lignum
speciesMuehlenbeckia rhyticarya
Muehlenbeckia australis × complexa
hybridMuehlenbeckia australis × complexa
Muehlenbeckia fruticulosa
speciesMuehlenbeckia fruticulosa
Twiggy Lignum
speciesMuehlenbeckia diclina
Muehlenbeckia axillaris × ephedroides
hybridMuehlenbeckia axillaris × ephedroides
Muehlenbeckia axillaris × complexa
hybridMuehlenbeckia axillaris × complexa
Muehlenbeckia complexa × ephedroides
hybridMuehlenbeckia complexa × ephedroides
Muehlenbeckia costata
speciesMuehlenbeckia costata
Muehlenbeckia zippelii
speciesMuehlenbeckia zippelii
Tuggeranong lignum
speciesMuehlenbeckia tuggeranong
Muehlenbeckia andina
speciesMuehlenbeckia andina
Muehlenbeckia tiliifolia
speciesMuehlenbeckia tiliifolia
Muehlenbeckia polybotrya
speciesMuehlenbeckia polybotrya
Muehlenbeckia monticola
speciesMuehlenbeckia monticola
Muehlenbeckia nummularia
speciesMuehlenbeckia nummularia
Muehlenbeckia triloba
speciesMuehlenbeckia triloba
Muehlenbeckia urubambensis
speciesMuehlenbeckia urubambensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 72245.