General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Vine
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Leaves: Evergreen
Fruit: Edible to birds
Fruiting Time: Late summer or early fall
Fall
Late fall or early winter
Flowers: Other: hairy petals
Flower Color: White
Other: white to pale pink
Edible Parts: Leaves
Roots
Fruit
Eating Methods: Raw
Cooked
Wildlife Attractant: Birds
Conservation status: Least Concern (LC)

Conservation status:
Conservation status: Least Concern
Common names
  • Wombat Berry
  • Orange Vine

Comments:
  • Posted by gardengus (Indiana Zone 5b) on Oct 6, 2014 7:58 AM concerning plant:
    The fruit of this vine is orange when ripe and the ripe seeds are shiny black. The fruit splits open when ripe .
    The roots are edible and are dug by wombats, hence the name.

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