Habitat: bank, clay, cliff, coast, flat , gravel, hill, open, pasture, ridge, riparian, roadside, rock outcrop, sand, shrubland, silt, stone, terrace, wasteland

Dispersal: Seed, vegetative

 Recognition
  • a scrambling creeper or low climber with short-lived stems that grow each year from long-lived underground tubers.
  • its stems are prominently ribbed and green or reddish-green in colour.
  • its alternately arranged leaves are distinctively arrow-shaped and are often slightly fleshy in nature.
  • its small greenish flowers are inconspicuous, but its bright reddish-pink immature fruit are very distinctive.
  • these papery, three-winged, fruit turn pale brown as they mature and are borne in large cascading clusters.

[From: Environmental Weeds of Australia]

 References
Biosecurity New Zealand 2012: Regional Pest Management Strategies Database. http://www.biosecurityperformance.maf.govt.nz/
Howell, C. 2008: Consolidated list of environmental weeds in New Zealand. DOC Research & Development Series 292: 42.