Plant Profile: Muehlenbeckia

Taxonomy: Muehlenbeckia

Names

Creeping Wire Vine, Maidenhair, Wire Vine

  • Photo of Muehlenbeckia (Muehlenbeckias)

Phonetic Spelling:

Genus:Muehlenbeckia

Species:

Family:Polygonaceae

Wire Vine belongs to a genus within the buckwheat family and is found throughout western North America, as well as in various regions of South America, Australia, and Southeast Asia. The climbing varieties feature slender stems and petite leaves, which can add an appealing touch to gardens, although they may be considered invasive in certain settings.

Muehlenbeckia Feature Summary

Muehlenbeckia Image Gallery

Tags

#weedy
#vines
#buncombe sun and shade

Similar Plants

Muehlenbeckia Feature Summary

Attributes
western North America, South America, Australia, and
Perennial
Whole Plant Traits
Perennial
Herbaceous Perennial
Vine
Spreading
Creeping
Landscape

Muehlenbeckia Attributes

Muehlenbeckia: Country Or Region Of Origin

western North America, South America, Australia, and

Muehlenbeckia: Life Cycle

Annual
Biennial
Bulb
Perennial
Woody

Muehlenbeckia Whole Plant Traits

Muehlenbeckia: Plant Type

Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower

Muehlenbeckia: Habit/Form

Arching
Ascending
Broad
Cascading
Climbing
Clumping
Columnar
Conical
Creeping
Dense
Erect
Horizontal
Irregular
Mounding
Multi-stemmed
Multi-trunked
Open
Oval
Prostrate
Pyramidal
Rounded
Spreading
Vase
Weeping

Muehlenbeckia: Growth Rate

Slow
Medium
Rapid

Muehlenbeckia Leaves

Muehlenbeckia: Leaf Color

spa
Green

Muehlenbeckia: Leaf Shape

Acicular
Auriculate
Cordate
Cuneate
Deltoid
Elliptical
Filiform
Lanceolate
Linear
Oblanceolate
Oblong
Obovate
Obtuse
Orbicular
Ovate
Palmasect
Palmatifid
Peltate
Pinnatifid
Pinnatisect
Reniform
Rhomboidal
Spatulate
Subcordate
Subulate

Muehlenbeckia: Hairs Present

No
Yes

Muehlenbeckia: Leaf Feel

Fleshy
Glossy
Leathery
Papery
Prickly
Rough
Rubbery
Slippery
Smooth
Soft
Velvety
Waxy

Muehlenbeckia Stem

Muehlenbeckia: Stem Color

grass
Black

Muehlenbeckia: Stem Is Aromatic

No
Yes

Muehlenbeckia Landscape

Muehlenbeckia: Problems

Allelopathic
Contact Dermatitis
Frequent Disease Problems
Frequent Insect Problems
Invasive Species
Malodorous
Messy
Poisonous to Humans
Problem for Cats
Problem for Children
Problem for Dogs
Problem for Horses
Short-lived
Spines/Thorns
Weak Wood
Weedy