Muehlenbeckia

Plant Characteristics

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Scientific Names

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Read about Muehlenbeckia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Muehlenbeckia (after Dr. Muehlenbeck, a Swiss physician). Polygonaceae. A rather small group of climbing or erect, usually slightly shrubby plants, all inhabitants of the South Temperate Zone. Leaves alternate, with sheathing stipules at the base: fls unisexual, small, fascicled in the lf.-axils; perianth with 5 nearly equal lobes; stamens 8; ovary 1-celled, 1-ovuled; styles 3: achene obtuse or acute, 3-angled, crustaceous, about equaling the succulent perianth. Ornamental plants, various in appearance. Species about 15. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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