Rubber vine (Cryptostegia grandiflora) (Nox)
Invasiveness assessment | Impact assessment
| Scientific name: | Cryptostegia grandiflora R. Br. |  |
Common Name: | rubber vine | |
Status: | Restricted Weed in the Mallee, North Central, Wimmera, Glenelg-Hopkins, Port Phillip & Westernport (East and West), Goulburn Broken, North East, West Gippsland and East Gippsland CMAs. Listed as a weed of national significance (WoNS) | |
Habitat: | Semi-arid tropics. Found in areas receiving between 400 and 1,400 mm of mainly summer rain. Grows on all soil types but germinates on soils retaining moisture. (CRC for Australian Weed Management 2003). Dry forest, roadsides, moist forest, rainforest openings at low elevations. Common in disturbed situations where there is temporary or permanent water, such as along gullies, rivers, creeks, waterholes and in saltmarsh areas. (ISSG 2005) |
Related Links
A Weed Management Guide for Rubber Vine is available on the CRC Website (external link)
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This document was last reviewed on 05/08/2009