Australia planted rubber vine from Madagascar as a garden ornamental in the 1860s; the climbing weed now reaches 30 metres and has covered huge areas of Queensland

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Image: CanvaRubber vine began its Australian story as a garden ornamental brought from Madagascar, and it has since become one of the country's most troublesome weeds.
Left unchecked, this glossy, trumpet-flowered climber can scramble up to 30 metres into tree canopies, blanket creek lines, smother the native vegetation beneath it, and form dense thickets.
It also poisons people and livestock, makes mustering cattle difficult, and reduces food and shelter for native animals.

Image: CanvaRubber vine began its Australian story as a garden ornamental brought from Madagascar, and it has since become one of the country's most troublesome weeds.
Left unchecked, this glossy, trumpet-flowered climber can scramble up to 30 metres into tree canopies, blanket creek lines, smother the native vegetation beneath it, and form dense thickets.
It also poisons people and livestock, makes mustering cattle difficult, and reduces food and shelter for native animals.

Sources: Times of India