Scientific Name: Clematocissus opaca (was Cissus opaca)

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  • Common Name:
    Small-leaved Water Vine, Forest Grape
  • Type:
    Vine , Climber
  • Family:
    VITACEAE
  • Fruit:
    Globular blackish
  • Vegetation Type:
    Open forest
  • Species List:
    Bush food, Fraser Island,
Cultural Notes

TAKE CARE! Some information about bush foods and medicines may be anecdotal. Correct identification and preparation is essential:

Bush Food: Tubers eaten raw or roasted. Fruits astringent but edible.

Identification Notes

Delicate looking vine develops large tubers underground. Compound Palmate leaves variable (3-7 leaflets). Leaves soft and thin under surface often purplish. New Growth usually red.

Associated Fauna

Butterfly host plant: Joseph's coat moth, Hawk moth.