Funastrum cynanchoides var. cynanchoides
(Climbing Milkweed)
Funastrum cynanchoides, Choke Canyon State Park, McMullen Co. 8129
Funastrum cynanchoides, Choke Canyon State Park, McMullen Co. 8128
Funastrum cynanchoides, Choke Canyon State Park, McMullen Co. 8131
Funastrum cynanchoides, Choke Canyon State Park, McMullen Co. 8154
Funastrum cynanchoides, Choke Canyon State Park, McMullen Co. 8156
| Scientific Name | Funastrum cynanchoides var. cynanchoides (Sarcostemma cynanchoides var. cynanchoides) |
USDA PLANTS Symbol | FUCYC |
| Common Name | Climbing Milkweed, Fringed Twinevine | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 566035 |
| Family | Apocynaceae (Dogbane) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Sandy or rocky soils along creeks, riverbanks, woodlands, canyons, desert washes, floodplains and disturbed sites. Plant: Twining, climbing perennial vine growing over the tops of adjacent bushes; smooth, slender and much-branched stems 3 to 10 feet or (more) long; milky, sticky sap. Leaves: Smooth, broadly triangular-lanceolate with cordate bases, uo to ~3 inches long; opposite on petioles up to 3/4-inch long. Inflorescence: Many-flowered umbels on peduncles 3/4 to 2 inches long; white to greenish-white flowers with corollas with 5 pointed lobes about 3/8-inch across, may be reddish-purple-tinged and on pedicels 3/8 to 3/4-inch long. Bloom Period: April to August. References: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston, "Wildflowers of Texas" by Michael Eason, and SEINet. Note: Some references divide the species into a couple of variants (and subspecies) and others do not, considering these as synonyms. |
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Texas Status: Native |
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