Noon Flower
Merremia dissecta
family
Convolvulaceae
origin
Native to Mexico, Central America, possibly also native to south-eastern USA
declaration
NIL
For information only
Common names
Alamo Vine, Bindweed, Cut-leaf Morning Glory, Snake Vine, White Convolvulus Creeper.
Noon Flower is a is a white perennial morning glory that opens round about noon and then closes before sunset. Its a climbing plant with slender twining stems growing from a long, thin taproot. The stems can be 3 - 6 metres long and up to 2cm in diameter, scrambling over the ground and twining into nearby vegetation for support
Impact
Impact
Noon Flower is regarded as an environmental weed in northern Western Australia, the Northern Territory and northern Queensland. This vine has escaped from gardens and taken over roadsides, disturbed sites, riparian areas and coastal vine thickets in northern Australia. It can cover native plants, including trees and shrubs, as well as fence lines.
Noon Flower also appears on environmental weed lists in northern Queensland (e.g. in Thuringowa City and Townsville City). In fact, it is listed as a prevalent and troublesome environmental weed in rehabilitation projects in the Thuringowa City area, and can form virtual monocultures that exclude almost all other plants in these sites.
In Western Australia, Noon Flower is scattered near settlements throughout the Kimberley region. It is a common weed near Broome and is also rampant in coastal vine thickets at Cape Leveque on the Dampier Peninsula, where it is reported to engulf large trees and shrubs. In the Northern Territory it is classed as a medium priority weed species in aboriginal lands in the Northern Land Council area. It is also on the environmental weed list for the Coomalie sub-region and has been recorded in Holmes Jungle Nature Park.
Location
Location
Characteristics
Characteristics
Similar Species
Similar Species
Noon Flower is regarded as an environmental weed in northern Western Australia, the Northern Territory and northern Queensland. This vine has escaped from gardens and taken over roadsides, disturbed sites, riparian areas and coastal vine thickets in northern Australia. It can cover native plants, including trees and shrubs, as well as fence lines.
Noon Flower also appears on environmental weed lists in northern Queensland (e.g. in Thuringowa City and Townsville City). In fact, it is listed as a prevalent and troublesome environmental weed in rehabilitation projects in the Thuringowa City area, and can form virtual monocultures that exclude almost all other plants in these sites.
In Western Australia, Noon Flower is scattered near settlements throughout the Kimberley region. It is a common weed near Broome and is also rampant in coastal vine thickets at Cape Leveque on the Dampier Peninsula, where it is reported to engulf large trees and shrubs. In the Northern Territory it is classed as a medium priority weed species in aboriginal lands in the Northern Land Council area. It is also on the environmental weed list for the Coomalie sub-region and has been recorded in Holmes Jungle Nature Park.
