Gold Coast
flora and fauna

A guide to the plants and animals that make our city one of the most biodiverse in Australia.
Phylum
MAGNOLIOPHYTA
Class
MAGNOLIOPSIDA
Family
BASELLACEAE
Genus
Anredera
Species
cordifolia
Has fauna
False
Mapping

Common Name
Madeira Vine
Alternate name
Is historical
False
QLD
Naturalised
NSW
EPBC
APC
ROTAP
Comment
LGA significant
False
Stronghold population
False
Wildnet record
False
Museum listing
False
Introduced
True
Qld Census
False
Regionally significant/rationale
False
Restricted distribution/rationale
False
Abundance
Historical abundance
Endemicity
Overall distribution
Local distribution
Known location
Scattered in rainforest areas
Other locality
Riparian dependent
False
Wetland dependent
False
Forest dependent
False
Hollow dependent
False
Terrestrial
False
Estuarine
False
Marine
False
General ecology
Specific ecology
Habitat
Habitat comment
Threats
Management
Community type
Migratory
False
Migration notes
Feeding status
Feeding strategy
Feeding substrate
Diet
Reproduction
Spread vegetatively by water, garden and soil dumping, shoe and tyre tread and animals.
Breeding season
Active period
Active season
Social group
Behaviour
Range
Biology
Growth form
Vine
Description
Vigorous climber up to 30m. Stems slender, climbing, becoming softly woody with age. Mature stems produce aerial tubers which is the way the plant reproduces. Leaves fleshy, heart shaped, tips rounded or shallow-indented, base lobed. Flowers cream-coloured, numerous in drooping clusters up to 20cm long, short-lived.
Taxonomy Comments
Species comments
Seek expert advice before attempting to control this weed as inappropriate control methods can make the infestation worse.
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