Hgic 1515 air plants.
Rubber vine fact sheet.
It can threaten waterways and vine forests.
It has become weedy in other countries throughout east africa south east asia the united states and central and south america.
Rubber vine smothers riparian vegetation and forms dense thickets.
Hgic 1556 forcing bulbs indoors.
Rubber vine is widespread in queensland.
Purple rubber vine is closely related to rubber vine cryptostegia grandiflora which is one of queensland s most destructive weeds.
Rubber vine has particularly high impacts in areas sheltered from fire like river banks and rocky escarpments.
Rubber vine s ability to quickly spread and colonise.
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.
Hgic 1513 spider plant.
Hgic 1555 easter lily.
Declared class 2 pest plant.
All areas treated must be periodically checked and any regrowth.
Native to madagascar rubber vine is a vigorous climber with twining whip like shoots.
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.
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 1554 thanksgiving christmas cacti.
Rubber vine smothers native vegetation and pasture and can impede stock movement.
Rubber vine is native to south western madagascar.
Areas makes it a threat to many areas of northern australia.
Hgic 1512 peace lily.
Due to this ability rubber vine is listed as a weed of national significance.
Hgic 1510 rubber 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.
There are currently infestations within 5km of the nt queensland border.
It is poisonous to stock.
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.
Rubber vine generally invades waterways first where the.
Hgic 1550 african violet.
It is found in central and northern queensland.
Posed by rubber vine.
Hgic 1514 weeping ficus.
Hgic 1552 growing begonias indoors.
Native to north western madagascar purple or ornamental rubber vine grows supported as a many stemmed vine or unsupported as a small shrub.
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.
It can grow unsupported as an untidy shrub with many stems.
The dense vine thickets shade out grasses which alters fire regimes and vegetation composition.
It is also regarded as a threat in south eastern queensland and was recently listed among the top 30 invasive plant species in this region.
