20210427 09203500 1.0 TRUE Mikania vine Native to the Americas, mikania vine is a multi-stemmed perennial creeper and climber which rapidly chokes and smothers areas it has colonised. Mikania vine is a serious weed in West Africa, India, South-East Asia, Indonesia and the Pacific Islands. In Australia, it has been found in north Queensland. Suitable growing conditions for mikania also exist in eastern Queensland, north-eastern New South Wales, northern Western Australia, and coastal regions of the Northern Territory. © State of Queensland (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries), 2023 weeds pests Map layer extracted from Biosecurity Queensland pest distribution survey displaying distribution of individual invasive weed species.