Arrowhead vine

Family: Araceae
Scientific name: Syngonium angustatum
Description: Plant Form: Creeper or climbing plant. Size: Climbing up to 10 m or higher. Stem: Green and containing a milky sap when young, becoming pale brown and woody with age. Climbing stems can develop aerial roots. Leaves: Lower leaves are heart-shaped and 7-14 cm long, with whitish markings. Upper leaves becoming larger, elongated, 12-38 cm long, and arrowhead-shaped, with less markings. Flowers: Elongated cylindrical spike with cross-shaped creamy yellow or greenish flowers enclosed in a creamy white or green modified leaf. Similar to Arum. Fruit and Seeds: Reddish-orange, eventually merge into a larger fruit that is up to 7 cm long. Containing a soft greyish pulp with numerous black or brown seeds. Habitat: Rainforests, urban bushland, riparian areas, old gardens, roadsides, disturbed areas. Distinguishing Features: Difficult to distinguish from other Arrowhead vines (Syngonium species). Has narrower leaves than Goosefoot (Syngonium neglectum) Weed Status: Other Weed Weed Type: Environmental Lifeform: Herbaceous, Vine/climber

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