Anredera cordifolia

Mignonette vine

Family: Basellaceae · Type: perennial · Not Native

Mignonette vine is a naturalized perennial found in southern coastal California bioregions including San Francisco Bay, southern coastal ranges, and southern California in disturbed urban areas and abandoned orchards at elevations below 500 meters. Flowering from July to November, this vine produces small white, fragrant flowers approximately 6 millimeters in diameter. Growing with climbing stems that develop small tuber-like structures in leaf axils, the plant spreads vigorously in disturbed landscapes. Its leaves are heart-shaped to nearly round, measuring 2 to 10 centimeters in size, with soft green blades. The plant rarely produces viable seeds and develops spherical fruits less than 1.2 millimeters long.

Habitat: Uncommon. Disturbed, +- urban areas, abandoned orchards

Bloom period: Jul-Nov

Elevation: < 500 m

Bioregions: SnFrB, SCoRO, SCo

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.