| Family | POLYGONACEAE |
| Genus species | Muehlenbeckia axillaris (Hook.f.) Endl. |
| Bibliography | Gen. Pl., Suppl. 4(2): 51 (1848) |
| Native Range | se. Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Description | leaves to 3mm long, ovate, adaxially dark green, flowers ca. 5mm long, solitary or in small clusters, fruit white, ca. 5mm wide |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | greenish |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | - |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late spring and late summer |
| Synonyms | Calacinum axillare (Hook.f.) J.F.Macbr. Muehlenbeckia hypogaea Colenso Muehlenbeckia parvifolia Meisn. Polygonum axillare Hook.f. Polygonum depressum A.Cunn. ex Meisn. Polygonum microphyllum F.Muell. ex Meisn. Pseudanthus tasmanicus Rodway |
| Territory | 5 Australasia 50 Australia (NSW New South Wales, TAS Tasmania, VIC Victoria) 51 New Zealand (NZN New Zealand North, NZS New Zealand South) |