Rubber Vine Fact Sheet

Rubber vine is widespread in queensland.

Rubber vine fact sheet. Madagascar purple rubber vine is native to the western regions of that country. Plant guides are similar but more extensive. Hgic 1513 spider plant. 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 1515 air plants. Rubber vine s ability to quickly spread and colonise. It can threaten waterways and vine forests. Areas makes it a threat to many areas of northern australia.

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. 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. Hgic 1514 weeping ficus.

Fact sheets provide brief descriptions of a plant its uses and cultural recommendations. This fact sheet provides information and some options for controlling rubber vine. 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 has become weedy in other countries throughout east africa south east asia the united states and central and south america.

Hgic 1552 growing begonias indoors. Rubber vine generally invades waterways first where the. Hgic 1510 rubber plant. Posed by rubber vine.

It is poisonous to stock. Rubber vine has particularly high impacts in areas sheltered from fire like river banks and rocky escarpments. 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. Hgic 1554 thanksgiving christmas cacti.

Hgic 1550 african violet. Hgic 1512 peace lily. Native to north western madagascar purple or ornamental rubber vine grows supported as a many stemmed vine or unsupported as a small shrub. Fact sheets plant guides is a partnership of the national plant data team and the plant materials program.

Hgic 1555 easter lily. There are currently infestations within 5km of the nt queensland border. 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. Hgic 1556 forcing bulbs indoors.

Rubber vine is native to the drier south west regions of that country. All areas treated must be periodically checked and any regrowth. 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. Rubber vine smothers native vegetation and pasture and can impede stock movement.

Fact sheets and plant guides are available in either adobe acrobat portable document format pdf. Purple rubber vine is closely related to rubber vine cryptostegia grandiflora which is one of queensland s most destructive weeds.