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Anredera cordifolia
Also called Madeira Vine, Mignonette Vine, Maderia Vine, Basell Potatoes, Bridal Wreath, Cordate Leaved Anredera, Gulf Madeiravine
Anredera cordifolia is a fast-growing, evergreen South American climbing vine grown for its fragrant flowers and fleshy foliage, but it is a serious invasive weed in many warm regions. Its key trait is heavy aerial tubers that detach easily and spread the plant, so it is best kept contained.
Anredera cordifolia, commonly known as the Madeira vine or mignonette vine, is a South American species of ornamental succulent vine of the family Basellaceae. The combination of fleshy leaves and thick aerial tubers makes this a very heavy vine. It smothers trees and other vegetation it grows on and can easily break branches and bring down entire trees on its own. Other names include lamb's tail and potato vine.
It is native to Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina in South America. It has been introduced to Africa, the Australasia–Pacific region, southern Europe, and North America; it is considered an invasive species in many tropical and sub-tropical localities.
The leaves of the Madeira vine can be cooked as a vegetable by frying with olive oil or sesame oil and garlic, and can be used in soups. The leaves and the stems can be eaten raw as well as boiled. Its rhizomes are also edible. The bulbils are inedible but have been used medicinally to reduce inflammation, ameliorate ulcers and assist the liver.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Anredera cordifolia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
