Geitonoplesium cymosum

Family Luzuriagaceae

Scrambling Lily

Vine with stems to 8 m long and large rootstock. Longevity to 20 years.

Flowers: Mauve – white, September – November.

Fruit: Fleshy purple-black berry, 10 – 20 mm diameter, dispersed by animals.

Seed: Numerous black seeds per fruit

Gallery images: seed, seedling, rootstock, resprout

Ecology

• Sheltered gullies and slopes in partial shade
• Uncommon at the Australian Botanic Garden
• Resprouts from base after fire