Funastrum cynanchoides
| Funastrum cynanchoides | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asclepiadoideae |
| Genus: | Funastrum |
| Species: | F. cynanchoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Funastrum cynanchoides (Decne.) Schltr. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Sarcostemma cynanchoides Decne. | |
Funastrum cynanchoides (formerly called Sarcostemma cynanchoides[1]), fringed twinevine or climbing milkweed, is a perennial plant in the Dogbane Family (Apocynaceae) that grows twining through other plants in the Mojave Desert and Colorado Desert.[1] It has milky sap and smells pungent.[1] It is similar to Funastrum hirtellum.[1]
Habitat and range
It grows at the edge of desert dry washes below 2,000' in the eastern Mojave Desert and Colorado Desert.[1]
Growth pattern
It is a twining vine-like plant that grows over other shrubs.[1]
Leaves
Its narrow, arrowhead shaped leaves are opposite and 1" to 1 1/2" long.[1]
Flowers
Flowers are pink to purplish, and are produced in umbrella-like heads (umbels.[1]
Fruits
It has a fruit that is 3" to 4" long, with tufted seeds about 1.4" long.[1]