A native of Brazil as the common name suggests, this aggressive climber is a garden escapee. It was grown (and may still be) in Brisbane and throughout warmer regions of the world for its attractive mauve-bue star-shaped flowers which develop into glossy red berries.
Stems are green and hairless.
Leaf blades (lamina) are deeply lobed, with 3-9 lobes that look a little like individual leaflets.
Photo: Matt Tomkins
Flowers with bee
Flowers are star-like when open, mauve-blue, up to 3 cm across. Petals are joined at the base. The flower clusters are showy, with up to 50 flowers in a cluster.
Fruits become shiny, red, globular berries about cm in diameter.
A problem in moist creek edges, as it gets very intertwined with other plants.
Photo: Mark Crocker
Flower closeup
Photo: Mark Crocker
