Summary
Place of publication:
Pl. vasc. gen. 2:227. 1841
Verified:
05/26/1998
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin). 2009
- Allan, H. H. B. et al. Flora of New Zealand. 1961-
- Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
- Encke, F. et al. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage. 1993
- Erhardt, W. et al. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen. 2008
- FNA Editorial Committee. Flora of North America. 1993-
- Hansen, A. & P. Sunding. Flora of Macaronesia: checklist of vascular plants, ed. 4. Sommerfeltia vol. 17. 1993
- Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
- Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. Atlas florae europaeae. 1972-
- Schuster, T. M. et al. 2011. Phylogeny of Polygoneae (Polygonaceae:Polygonoideae). Taxon 60:1653-1666.
Common names
English
lacy wirevine – maidenhair-vine – mattressvine – wireplant – German
weißfrüchtiger Drahstrauch – Swedish
stor slideranka –
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | Australasia | New Zealand | New Zealand | North Island | |
| 1 | Native | Australasia | New Zealand | New Zealand | South Island | |
| 1 | Native | Australasia | New Zealand | New Zealand | Stewart Island | |
| 2 | Cultivated | | | | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Africa | Macaronesia | Portugal | Azores | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southwestern U.S.A. | United States | California | |
Native
Australasia
-
NEW ZEALAND:
New Zealand [North Island, South Island, Stewart Island]
Cultivated
()
Naturalized
Africa
-
MACARONESIA:
Portugal [Azores]
Northern America
-
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.:
United States [California]
Economic Uses
| Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
| Environmental | ornamental | | Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992 |
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network
(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=24665.
Accessed 3 April 2026.