ivy, native

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

an Australian plant, Muehlenbeckiaadpressa, Meissn., N.O. Polygonaceae; called also Macquarie Harbour Vine, or Grape. The name iswidely applied also to the acclimatised Cape Ivy, or GermanIvy ( Senecio scandens).


1889. J. H. Maiden, `Useful Native Plants,' p. 46:

«`Native Ivy,' Macquarie Harbour Vine or Grape of Tasmania.The currant-like fruits are sub-acid, and were, and perhapsstill are, used for tarts, puddings, and preserves; the leavestaste like sorrel.»

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