• Identification: Leaves are opposite and compound, with two green leaflets. Tendrils are branched and look like cat claws, which, along with the woody nature, make it distinct.
• Growth Habit: Very fast and aggressive; climbs trees, walls, and fences using its claw-like appendages to adhere to surfaces.
• Flowers: Yellow, tubular/trumpet-shaped, and usually 3 inches long and 4 inches across.
• Invasiveness: A significant weed in parts of Australia and other regions. It is tough to eradicate due to extensive underground tubers and seed bank.
• Care/Control: Drought-tolerant and hardy to roughly. Requires regular pruning to prevent it from becoming too heavy on structures.
• Habitat: Commonly found in disturbed areas, along fences, and covering riverbanks and forest floors.

Macfadyena unguis-cati