Duma florulenta

(Meisn.) T. M. Schust.

Polygonaceae
Duma florulenta
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Where to Find It

It is a warm temperate plant.

Australia*,

Countries: Australia

How to Identify

A herb.

Wikipedia

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Duma florulenta (synonym Muehlenbeckia florulenta), commonly known as tangled lignum or often simply lignum, is a plant native to inland Australia. It is associated with wetland habitats, especially those in arid and semiarid regions subject to cycles of intermittent flooding and drying out. The Wiradjuri name for the plant is gweeargal, and the Walmajarri name is Kirinykiriny, or Kurinykuriny.

Names & Synonyms
Muehlenbeckia florulenta Meisn.
References (1)
  • Hunter, J.T., 2017, Is there a relationship between contemporary high Aboriginal plant resource locations and mapped vegetation communities? Cunninghamia 17:27-34. The Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. ISSN 2200 - 405X

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