Madeira vine

Anredera cordifolia
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Weed profile

  • Perennial
  • Climber
  • Weeds of National Significance (WoNS)
  • Habitat: native vegetation

Impact

Invades bushland along watercourses.

Description

  • Soft-stemmed creeper.
  • Leaves fleshy, ovate, 2 to 8 cm long.
  • Warty aerial tubers on the branches.
  • Drooping spikes of small, white, fragrant flowers.

Control options

  • chemical control

    picloram (44.7g/L) + aminopyralid (4.7 g/L)

    When: Cut stump, any time

    Where: Non-crop situations.

  • physical control

    Manual removal

    When: Any time

    Where: Any.

picloram (44.7g/L) + aminopyralid (4.7 g/L)

Application Method: Cut stump

Application Rate: Undiluted gel

Product Name: Vigilant II®

Herbicide Group: 4

Situation: Non-crop situations.

Timing: Cut stump, any time

Comments: Cut stump and apply 3-5 mm thick layer immediately. Do not use in urban home gardens.

Legal Status: Registered for this use on woody weeds in general.

Manual removal

Situation: Any.

Timing: Any time

Comments: Cut all stems and grub out the tubers at their base. Monitor for regrowth.

Legal requirements in each region

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Alinytjara Wiluṟara
Eyre Peninsula
Green Adelaide
Hills and Fleurieu
Kangaroo Island
Limestone Coast
Murraylands and Riverland
Northern and Yorke
South Australian Arid Lands