Scientific Name: Macrotyloma axillare

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  • Pronunciation:
    mac-row-tie-LOW-mah axe-ill-AH-ray
  • Common Name:
    Archer axillaries, Perennial Horse Gram
  • Type:
    Vine
  • Family:
    FABACEAE
  • Status:
    WEEDThis introduced plant has escaped into local bushland. Without natural predators to keep it in check, it is out-competing native species.
  • Flowers:
    Green
  • Fruit:
    Pod
  • Species List:
    Leslie Drive Roundabout, Weyba Esp, Noosa's Worst Weeds, BSDoonan, Cooloothin Corner, Banana, Tewantin Forest Gyndier, Girraween, Mill Point, Cooroibah Conservation Park, Cooroibah Bushland Reserve, Cranks Creek, weeds, Heritage Park, Wallace Park,
Landscaping Notes

CONTROL METHODS: REMOVAL: Remove every part of the plant - hand-pull seedlings. Replace with: Myoporum acuminatum, Canavalia rosea, Scaevola calendulaceae, Hibbertia scandens.