Species
Dipogon lignosus
Common Name(s)
mile-a-minute
Family
Fabaceae
Flora Category
Vascular - Exotic
Structural Class
Dicotyledonous Lianes and Related Trailing Plants
Habitat
Terrestrial. Forest edge, shrublands, track or road sides in open sun
Features
A scrambler climber with three delta shaped leaflets up to 55mm. Typical pea type flowers of purple, red, pink and white shadings to 15 mm. Seed pods, boat shaped to 40 mm. (T. McCluggage)
Similar Taxa
Climbing perennial herb with pea-like flowers (National Surveillance Pest Plants)
Flowering
July, August, September, October, November, December, January.
Flower Colours
Red / Pink,Violet / Purple
Year Naturalised
1871
Origin
S Africa
Reason For Introduction
Ornamental
Life Cycle Comments
Perennial.
Reproduction
seeds (T. McCluggage pers com)
Dispersal
Suspected water dispersal and possible spread by birds in nesting material (DoC, 1998). Gravity, water, birds?, humans. (T. McCluggage pers com)
This page last updated on 18 Jan 2010