Muehlenbeckia axillaris

Schwarzfrüchtiger wire shrub ( Muehlenbeckia axillary )

The Schwarzfrüchtige wire shrub ( Muehlenbeckia axillaris ) is a plant of the genus wire shrubs. One finds the way to New Zealand.

Description

The Schwarzfrüchtige wire is a deciduous shrub, creeping, mat-like growing dwarf shrub with wiry, thin, fine gray haired, gold-colored to black branches. The leaves are ovate to round, 5-10 mm long and have a about 3 millimeters long stem. The upper leaf surface is dark green, the underside gray-green. The flowers are yellowish green and stand alone or in pairs in the leaf axils. The species flowers from May to June. The fruits are black and shiny.

Dissemination

One finds the way to New Zealand in cool damp forests on well drained, moist to wet, moderately nutrient-rich, sandy or gravelly - rich, acidic to neutral soils. However, it avoids calcareous soils. The species prefers sunny locations, it is frost-resistant thermophilic and only moderate.

System

The Schwarzfrüchtige wire shrub is a species in the genus of shrubs wire ( Muehlenbeckia ). This is in the family of the buckwheat family ( Polygonaceae ) assigned to the subfamily Polygonoideae.