Polygonaceae FAMILY

Muehlenbeckia axillaris

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Muehlenbeckia axillaris is a Deciduous Climber up to 0.30 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of materials.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeAustralia - Victoria, Tasmania. New Zealand.

HabitatGravelly and rocky places and open grassland southwards from 38° south in North and South Islands of New Zealand[ 44 Title Flora of New Zealand. Publication Author Allan. H. H. Website http://floraseries.landcareresearch.co.nz/pages/Book.aspx?fileName=Flora%201.xml Publisher Government Printer, Wellington. Year 1961 ISBN - Description The standard work, in 5 volumes though only the first two are of interest to the plant project. Very good on habitats. There is also an on-line version. ]. Scrub and river flats to the sub-alpine zone[ 173 Title Native Edible Plants of New Zealand. Publication Author Crowe. A. Publisher Hodder and Stoughton Year 1990 ISBN 0-340-508302 Description A very well written and illustrated book based on the authors own experiments with living on a native diet. ].