Hibbertia scandens
Common names
Snake Vine, Guinea Flower
Biostatus
Exotic
Conservation status
Not applicable
Category
Vascular
Structural class
Lianes & Related Trailing Plants - Dicotyledons
Flower colours
Yellow
Similar taxa
None
Habitat
A very uncommon urban weed collected twice from the suburb of Mt Albert, Auckland in 2005 and 2006.
Detailed taxonomy
Genus
Family
Ecology
Flowering
October - March
Fruiting
Not produced in New Zealand
Year naturalised
2005
Origin
Australia
Reason for introduction
Ornamental
Tolerances
Frost sensitive.
Life cycle and dispersal
Long-lived perennial vine. Does not set seed in New Zealand but can spread vegetatively from root stuckers and pieces of vine which root freely on contact with the soil. Spread through the careless disposal of garden waste.
Other information
Etymology
hibbertia: Named after G Hibbert a patron of Australian botany.
scandens: Climbing; from the Latin scandere; groth habit
Referencing and citations
References and further reading
Johnson, A. T. and Smith, H. A (1986). Plant Names Simplified: Their pronunciation, derivation and meaning. Landsman Bookshop Ltd: Buckenhill, UK.