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 2–10 cm long and .3–2.5 cm wide.
Flowers: Sweetly scented flowers in spring are white to purplish green with yellow anthers
Fruit: Fruits are edible and approx 1cm diameter that ripen to a black colour
First Nations uses: The plants 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.
