Habitat: bank, clay, coast, dry, forest, gap, gully, hill, loam, lowland, margin, open, pasture, riparian, roadside, rock outcrop, sand, shaded, sheltered, shrubland, slope, stone, terrace, track, wasteland

Dispersal: Seed

Distribution from the Australasian Virtual Herbarium. CC-BY 3.0 AU
Distribution from the Australasian Virtual Herbarium. CC-BY 3.0 AU
 Recognition
  • a medium-sized to large tree with oppositely arranged simple leaves.
  • its leaves are shaped like a hand, with 3-5 deep lobes that have toothed margins.
  • separate male and bisexual flowers usually borne on the same plant.
  • these inconspicuous flowers are borne in branched or un-branched hanging clusters at the tips of the stems.
  • its relatively large v-shaped fruit (3-5.5 cm long) consist of two prominently winged 'seeds' that are joined together at the base.

[From: Environmental Weeds of Australia]

 Images
Image: Trevor James © Trevor James
Image: Trevor James © Trevor James
Image: Trevor James © Trevor James
Image: Trevor James © Trevor James
Image: Trevor James © Trevor James
Image: Trevor James © Trevor James
Weeds Key – interactive key to the weed species of New Zealand
 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.