Rubber Vine Fact Sheet

This fact sheet provides information and some options for controlling rubber vine.

Rubber vine fact sheet.

Hgic 1554 thanksgiving christmas cacti. Rubber vine has particularly high impacts in areas sheltered from fire like river banks and rocky escarpments. Rubber vine is native to south western madagascar. Hgic 1515 air plants.

It may grow as an ornamental and multi stemmed shrub that reaches 2 3 metres high or it may grow as a climber with whip like stems each bear ing wart like lenticels i that can climb several metres high into. It is poisonous to stock. Hgic 1513 spider plant. Hgic 1550 african violet.

Due to this ability rubber vine is listed as a weed of national significance. Declared class 2 pest plant. Rubber vine cryptostegia grandiflora is very similar to the madagascar or pur ple rubber vine cryptostegia madagascariensis and both are native to madagascar see separate fact sheet for madagascar purple rubber vine. Areas makes it a threat to many areas of northern australia.

It can grow unsupported as an untidy shrub with many stems. Rubber vine smothers riparian vegetation and forms dense thickets. Hgic 1555 easter lily. All areas treated must be periodically checked and any regrowth.

Native to north western madagascar purple or ornamental rubber vine grows supported as a many stemmed vine or unsupported as a small shrub. It is found in central and northern queensland. It has become weedy in other countries throughout east africa south east asia the united states and central and south america. Native to madagascar rubber vine is a vigorous climber with twining whip like shoots.

The dense vine thickets shade out grasses which alters fire regimes and vegetation composition. It may grow as an ornamental and multi stemmed shrub that reaches 2 3 metres high or it may grow as a climber with whip like stems which are covered in small lenticels i that can climb several. Hgic 1514 weeping ficus. Rubber vine smothers native vegetation and pasture and can impede stock movement.

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Purple rubber vine is closely related to rubber vine cryptostegia grandiflora which is one of queensland s most destructive weeds. It can threaten waterways and vine forests. Posed by rubber vine. Rubber vine is native to the drier south west regions of that country.

Rubber vine generally invades waterways first where the. Rubber vine is widespread in queensland. Madagascar or purple rubber vine cryptostegia madagascariensis is very similar to rubber vine cryptostegia grandiflora and both are native to madagascar see separate fact sheet for rubber vine. Effective control of rubber vine can be achieved by a number of methods alone or in combination depending on the situation and the severity of infestation.

Rubber vine cryptostegia grandiflora is a significant environmental weed in northern and central queensland and a potentially significant environmental weed in western australia and the northern territory. There are currently infestations within 5km of the nt queensland border.