Polygonaceae
Maidenhair vine
Muehlenbeckia complexa
- Family
- Polygonaceae
- Genus
- Muehlenbeckia
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Common names
By language (4)
- Chinese
- 千叶吊兰, 千葉吊蘭, 千叶兰
- English
- Maidenhair vine
- Russian
- Мюленбекия спутанная, Мюленбекия охватывающая
- Welsh
- Llwyn gwifrau
Synonyms
- Calacinum complexum J.F.Macbr.
- Polygonum complexum A.Cunn.
- Sarcogonum complexum Kunze
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
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Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ewen Cameron, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ewen Cameron, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Ewen Cameron; Bellingham, P J, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jon Sullivan, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tom Beard, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.