Scrambling Lily
Geitonoplesium cymosum
Common Name:
Scrambling Lily
Scientific name:
Geitonoplesium cymosum
Height:
This slender climber can grow up to 4 meters tall.
Leaves:
It has narrow, alternate dark green leaves. Leaves are 2โ10 cm long and 0.3โ2.5 cm wide.
Flowers:
Sweetly scented flowers in spring are white to purplish green with yellow anthers.
Fruit:
Fruits are edible and approx 1cm in diameter that ripen to a black colour.
First Nations uses:
The plant’s uses included medicine, fishing tools, and was also edible. People often say the shoots taste like snow peas.
Geographical location:
The best place for scrambling lily to grow is in woodlands, rainforests, and sclerophyll forests, like the ILC forest.
Geographical location:
On coastal areas and sub-coastal ranges from Newcastle in New South Wales northwards to west of Daintree in Queensland.
Conservation status:
Least concern
Photo & Research by:
Erika
Interesting fact:
The scrambling lily was also known for attracting native wildlife such as birds.
