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Cissus antarctica

Kangaroo Vine

Vitaceae

Description:

A woody climbing or scrambling vine with rusty-hairy new growth and toothed leaves up to 12 cm long. Produces small yellowish flowers followed by edible purplish-black fruit around 15 mm. Very fast-growing and ideal as a groundcover where there is nothing to climb.

Special Features:

  • Attracts birds and bees

  • Can be used effectively as groundcover

  • Edible fruit

Natural Habitat:

Rainforest, Wet Eucalypt Forest

Aspect:

Full Sun, Partial Sun/Shade

Soil/Conditions:

Adaptable, Well-drained

Tree/Shrub Height:

Climber

Attracts:

Fruit eating birds, Butterflies, Fauna

Flower Colour:

Yellow, Cream, White, Green

Cissus antarctica - Kangaroo Vine

Gallery

Regional ecosystem:

12.3.1, 12.3.7, 12.8.1, 12.8.14, 12.8.8a, 12.11.3, 12.11.3a, 12.12.15

Link to Regional Ecosystem description QLD Gov:

https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/regional-ecosystems/list/?landzone=&description=Cissus+antarctica&class=&biodiversity=&submit=Search

https://www.publications.qld.gov.au/dataset/re-technical-descriptions/resource/1771f391-44b9-4d25-8315-f92033610a9b

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