Rubber vine control option
  • Example of product names

  • Herbicide group

  • Application rate (with water unless indicated)

  • Situation

  • Timing

  • Comments

  • Legal status

Rubber vine

Cryptostegia grandiflora

Weed profile

  • Perennial
  • Climber
  • Weeds of National Significance (WoNS)

Impact

Smothers native vegetation in tropical Australia. National ban on sale.

Description

  • Evergreen woody climber with milky sap.
  • Leaves glossy, oval, to 10 cm long.
  • Large pink flowers.
  • Seeds in pairs of large pods.

Control options

Legal requirements in each region

To find out which landscape region you're in visit the NatureMaps website.

Alinytjara Wiluṟara

Eyre Peninsula

Green Adelaide

Hills and Fleurieu

Kangaroo Island

Limestone Coast

Murraylands and Riverland

Northern and Yorke

South Australian Arid Lands

Page Last Reviewed: 06 Sep 2021
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