Eccremocarpus scaber

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Chilean glory creepers are a many branched perennial vine or climbing shrub with a woody base that is evergreen or deciduous in colder climates.{{Cite web|url=http://nzflora.info/factsheet/Taxon/Eccremocarpus-scaber.html|title=Flora of New Zealand {{!}} Taxon Profile {{!}} Eccremocarpus scaber|website=nzflora.info|access-date=2019-05-13}} The plant has thin pinnate leaves alternating on the stem and leaflets that are light green.{{Cite web|url=http://nzflora.info/factsheet/Taxon/Eccremocarpus-scaber.html|title=Flora of New Zealand {{!}} Taxon Profile {{!}} Eccremocarpus scaber|website=nzflora.info|access-date=2019-05-13}} The leaves can have small fine hairs but are mostly glaborous. Leaves are 2 cm long with the younger branches hosting 2 leaves and the older branches having 3–7 leaflets.{{Cite web|url=http://nzflora.info/factsheet/Taxon/Eccremocarpus-scaber.html|title=Flora of New Zealand {{!}} Taxon Profile {{!}} Eccremocarpus scaber|website=nzflora.info|access-date=2019-05-13}} Leaf shape is oval with obvious pinnate structured veins, size of leaves may vary.

Flowers consist of a tubular structure with rounded petals rounding back at the tip and bright orange-red outer rings with a red centre.{{Cite web|url=http://www.nzpcn.org.nz/flora_details.aspx?ID=3842|title=Eccremocarpus scaber {{!}} New Zealand Plant Conservation Network|website=www.nzpcn.org.nz|access-date=2019-05-13}} Tendrils have the ability to 'hook' onto surroundings for grip and structure support. Flowering from September to May with a glossy, oval wrinkled fruit capsule that contains black seeds and a prominent wing helping with wind dispersal. Fragments of the stem can also spread seeds. The fruit capsule size is roughly 4.5 high by 2 cm girth.{{Cite web|url=http://www.nzpcn.org.nz/flora_details.aspx?ID=3842|title=Eccremocarpus scaber {{!}} New Zealand Plant Conservation Network|website=www.nzpcn.org.nz|access-date=2019-05-13}}

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Chilean glory creeper vines tend to prefer forest edges, roadsides and waste areas where there is abundant sun and the ability to drain well, being located on the outskirts it can tolerate some shade. Areas such as the North Island and warmer temperatures of the south island i.e. Canterbury, southland and central Otago.{{Cite journal|last1=Wilson|first1=K. L.|last2=Webb|first2=C. J.|last3=Sykes|first3=W. R.|last4=Garnock-Jones|first4=P. J.|date=1990|title=Flora of New Zealand Volume IV: Naturalised Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms, Dicotyledons|journal=Kew Bulletin|volume=45|issue=3|pages=602|doi=10.2307/4110535|issn=0075-5974|jstor=4110535|bibcode=1990KewBu..45..602W }}

Native to Chile these include Chilean Andes, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, the Americas and Mediterranean Europe (tropical climates).{{Cite journal|last1=Wilson|first1=K. L.|last2=Webb|first2=C. J.|last3=Sykes|first3=W. R.|last4=Garnock-Jones|first4=P. J.|date=1990|title=Flora of New Zealand Volume IV: Naturalised Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms, Dicotyledons|journal=Kew Bulletin|volume=45|issue=3|pages=602|doi=10.2307/4110535|issn=0075-5974|jstor=4110535|bibcode=1990KewBu..45..602W }}

This climbing vine is considered a weed in New Zealand which is recognised by the National Pest Plant Accord. It gets this reputation due to its rapid growth and large amounts of seed production, combined with the nature of its growth habits i.e. covering growth of smaller plants and trees which can be of native species. Varieties with pink, yellow or deep scarlet flowers are also available.{{Cite web|url=http://nzflora.info/factsheet/Taxon/Eccremocarpus-scaber.html|title=Flora of New Zealand {{!}} Taxon Profile {{!}} Eccremocarpus scaber|website=nzflora.info|access-date=2019-05-13}}

Preferring warmer, well-drained areas, they are generally found on the outskirts of forests, roadsides and waste areas requiring a soil pH of 5.5–7.5. These vines thrive wherever conditions are right and so much so they are considered a pest/weed, yet are generally employed as an ornamental.{{Cite web|url=http://www.terrain.net.nz/friends-of-te-henui-group/weeds-by-scientific-names/eccremocarpus-scaber-chilean-glory-creeper.html|title=T.E.R:R.A.I.N - Taranaki Educational Resource: Research, Analysis and Information Network - Eccremocarpus scaber (Chilean glory creeper)|website=www.terrain.net.nz|access-date=2019-05-13}}

Grown as an annual plant in New Zealand, it cannot tolerate too-cool climates, nor is it winter hardy. Generally found in the forest outskirts of the North Islands and the South Islands warmer climates of Canterbury and Otago.{{Cite journal|last1=Wilson|first1=K. L.|last2=Webb|first2=C. J.|last3=Sykes|first3=W. R.|last4=Garnock-Jones|first4=P. J.|date=1990|title=Flora of New Zealand Volume IV: Naturalised Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms, Dicotyledons|journal=Kew Bulletin|volume=45|issue=3|pages=602|doi=10.2307/4110535|issn=0075-5974|jstor=4110535|bibcode=1990KewBu..45..602W }}

The Chilean glory vine is a (half) hardy evergreen perennial vine that flowers in summer, taking around 8 weeks to germinate at 16–21{{nbsp}}°C. The speed at which growth can occur can be as much as 8–10 feet. Flowering continuously from spring to autumn. At the first planting stage the plants are not hardy enough to survive a harsh winter however if the roots are shaded by another plant and the tops are getting adequate sun they may die down (foliage can survive the winter) and reappear larger and stronger the following year. They are considered llperennials but many gardeners will grow them as annuals. Consisting of four stems and growing in clusters of 4 to 6 inches long, Eccremocarpus scaber flowers from late spring to autumn and can flower the first year if planted early.{{Cite journal |last1=Wilson |first1=K. L. |last2=Webb |first2=C. J. |last3=Sykes |first3=W. R. |last4=Garnock-Jones |first4=P. J. |date=1990 |title=Flora of New Zealand Volume IV: Naturalised Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms, Dicotyledons |journal=Kew Bulletin |volume=45 |issue=3 |pages=602 |doi=10.2307/4110535 |issn=0075-5974 |jstor=4110535|bibcode=1990KewBu..45..602W }}

When growing, parasites to be aware of are spider mites when grown outside and whiteflies if grown using a greenhouse. Green fly may be present but generally disease free.{{Cite journal|last1=Wilson|first1=K. L.|last2=Webb|first2=C. J.|last3=Sykes|first3=W. R.|last4=Garnock-Jones|first4=P. J.|date=1990|title=Flora of New Zealand Volume IV: Naturalised Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms, Dicotyledons|journal=Kew Bulletin|volume=45|issue=3|pages=602|doi=10.2307/4110535|issn=0075-5974|jstor=4110535|bibcode=1990KewBu..45..602W }}

This vine has received the RHS's award of garden Merit (AGM). It can be woven through a trellis, fencing, decking other roses and clematis (leather flower). This vine is considered to be gold within the ornamental gardener's community.

"Eccremocarpus was first described in 1794 by Ruiz and Pavon, who soon after 1798 described two species, Eccremocarpus viridis from Peru and E. scaber from Chile".{{Cite journal|last=Hill|first=Arthur W.|date=February 1915|title=The History and Functions of Botanic Gardens|journal=Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden|volume=2|issue=1/2|pages=185–240|doi=10.2307/2990033|issn=0026-6493|jstor=2990033|hdl=2027/hvd.32044102800596|url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/17814 }}

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Category:Taxa named by José Antonio Pavón Jiménez

Category:Taxa named by Hipólito Ruiz López