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Funastrum cynanchoides
Species of plant From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Funastrum cynanchoides (formerly called Sarcostemma cynanchoides),[1] also known as fringed twinevine, twining milkweed or climbing milkweed, is a perennial plant in the family Apocynaceae that grows twining through other plants in the Mojave Desert and Sonoran Desert.[1] It has milky sap and smells pungent.[1] It is similar to Funastrum hirtellum.[1]
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Description
It is a twining vine-like plant that grows over other shrubs.[1]
Its narrow, arrowhead shaped leaves are opposite and 2.5 to 3.8 centimeters (1 to 1+1⁄2 inches) long.[1]
The flowers are pink to purplish, and are produced in umbrella-like heads (umbels) up to 10 cm (4 in) wide.[1][2]
It has a fruit that is 7.5 to 10 cm (3 to 4 in) long, with tufted seeds about 3.5 cm (1+1⁄2 in) long.[1]
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Distribution and habitat
It can be found from Southern California to Utah, Oklahoma and Texas.[2] It grows at the edge of desert dry washes in the eastern Mojave Desert and Sonoran Desert at altitudes below 610 meters (2,000 feet).[1]
In urban areas the vine freely climbs on plants, trees, as well as having a preference for chain-link fencing in neglected areas.
Ecology
The flowers are actively visited and fed on by butterflies, similar to other milkweeds.
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