Muehlenbeckia axillaris
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Muehlenbeckia axillaris (creeping wire vine, sprawling wirevine, matted lignum) is a low shrub, forming wiry mats up to about 1 m in diameter, native to New Zealand
, and Tasmania
, New South Wales
and Victoria
in Australia
. It has thin, red-brown stems, with squarish to roundish leaves that are less than 1 cm in diameter, and 2–4 mm thick. Flowers are yellowish-white, 4-8 mm in diameter, and borne in groups of up to 3 in the axils. Fruit is black, shiny, and up to 3.5 mm long.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, and Tasmania
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
, New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
and Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. It has thin, red-brown stems, with squarish to roundish leaves that are less than 1 cm in diameter, and 2–4 mm thick. Flowers are yellowish-white, 4-8 mm in diameter, and borne in groups of up to 3 in the axils. Fruit is black, shiny, and up to 3.5 mm long.