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|regnum = [[Plant]]ae |
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|unranked_divisio = [[Flowering plant|Angiosperms]] |
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|authority = ([[Joseph Decaisne|Decne.]]) [[Rudolf Schlechter|Schltr.]] |
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|unranked_classis = [[Eudicots]] |
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|unranked_ordo = [[Asterids]] |
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|ordo = [[Gentianales]] |
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|familia = [[Apocynaceae]] |
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|subfamilia = [[Asclepiadoideae]] |
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|species = '''''F. cynanchoides''''' |
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|binomial = ''Funastrum cynanchoides'' |
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|binomial_authority = (Decne.) Schltr. |
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|synonyms = ''Sarcostemma cynanchoides'' {{au|Decne.}} |
|synonyms = ''Sarcostemma cynanchoides'' {{au|Decne.}} |
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'''''Funastrum cynanchoides''''' (formerly called '' |
'''''Funastrum cynanchoides''''' (formerly called ''Sarcostemma cynanchoides''),<ref name="MDW">{{cite book |author=MacKay, Pam |title=Mojave Desert Wildflowers, 2nd: A Field Guide to Wildflowers, Trees, and Shrubs of the Mojave Desert, Including the Mojave National Preserve, Death Valley National Park, and Joshua Tree National Park |year=2013 |publisher=FalconGuides |isbn=978-0-7627-8033-4 |page=74}}</ref> 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]].<ref name="MDW" /> It has milky sap and smells pungent.<ref name="MDW" /> It is similar to ''[[Funastrum hirtellum]]''.<ref name=MDW/> |
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==Description== |
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==Habitat and range== |
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It is a twining vine-like plant that grows over other shrubs.<ref name="MDW" /> |
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==Growth pattern== |
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It is a twining vine-like plant that grows over other shrubs.<ref name=MDW/> |
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The flowers are pink to purplish, and are produced in umbrella-like heads ([[umbel]]s) up to {{Convert|10|cm|abbr=on|frac=4}} wide.<ref name="MDW" /><ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Spellenberg |first=Richard |url=https://archive.org/details/nationalaudubons00spel/page/350/ |title=National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Wildflowers: Western Region |publisher=Knopf |year=2001 |isbn=978-0-375-40233-3 |edition=rev |pages=350 |orig-date=1979}}</ref> |
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==Leaves== |
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==Flowers== |
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Flowers are pink to purplish, and are produced in umbrella-like heads ([[umbels]].<ref name=MDW/> |
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==Distribution and habitat== |
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==Fruits== |
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It can be found from [[Southern California]] to [[Utah]], [[Oklahoma]] and [[Texas]].<ref name=":0" /> It grows at the edge of [[desert dry wash]]es in the eastern [[Mojave Desert]] and [[Sonoran Desert]] at altitudes below {{Convert|2000|ft|abbr=off|sp=us|order=flip}}.<ref name=MDW/> |
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In urban areas the vine freely climbs on plants, trees, as well as having a preference for [[chain-link fencing]] in neglected areas. |
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==Ecology== |
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The flowers are actively visited and fed on by butterflies, similar to other milkweeds. |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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{{Commons category inline|Funastrum cynanchoides|''Funastrum cynanchoides''}} |
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*[http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-taxon=Funastrum+cynanchoides Calflora Database: ''Funastrum cynanchoides (Fringed twinevine)] |
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*[https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=FUCY USDA Plants Profile for ''Funastrum cynanchoides'' (fringed twinevine)] |
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[[Category:Asclepiadoideae]] |
[[Category:Asclepiadoideae]] |
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[[Category:North American desert flora]] |
[[Category:North American desert flora]] |
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[[Category:Vines]] |
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[[Category:Flora of the California desert regions]] |
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[[Category:Flora of the Sonoran Deserts]] |
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[[Category:Flora of Mexico]] |
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[[Category:Flora of the South-Central United States]] |
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[[Category:Flora of the Southwestern United States]] |
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[[Category:Natural history of the Colorado Desert]] |
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[[Category:Natural history of the Mojave Desert]] |
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[[Category:Butterfly food plants]] |
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[[Category:Flora without expected TNC conservation status]] |
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[[Category:Taxa named by Joseph Decaisne]] |
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Latest revision as of 16:20, 26 December 2022
Funastrum cynanchoides | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Apocynaceae |
Genus: | Funastrum |
Species: | F. cynanchoides
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Binomial name | |
Funastrum cynanchoides | |
Synonyms | |
Sarcostemma cynanchoides Decne. |
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]
Description[edit]
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]
Distribution and habitat[edit]
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[edit]
The flowers are actively visited and fed on by butterflies, similar to other milkweeds.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i MacKay, Pam (2013). Mojave Desert Wildflowers, 2nd: A Field Guide to Wildflowers, Trees, and Shrubs of the Mojave Desert, Including the Mojave National Preserve, Death Valley National Park, and Joshua Tree National Park. FalconGuides. p. 74. ISBN 978-0-7627-8033-4.
- ^ a b Spellenberg, Richard (2001) [1979]. National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Wildflowers: Western Region (rev ed.). Knopf. p. 350. ISBN 978-0-375-40233-3.
External links[edit]
Media related to Funastrum cynanchoides at Wikimedia Commons
- Calflora Database: Funastrum cynanchoides (Fringed twinevine)
- USDA Plants Profile for Funastrum cynanchoides (fringed twinevine)
- Asclepiadoideae
- North American desert flora
- Vines
- Flora of the California desert regions
- Flora of the Sonoran Deserts
- Flora of Mexico
- Flora of the South-Central United States
- Flora of the Southwestern United States
- Natural history of the Colorado Desert
- Natural history of the Mojave Desert
- Butterfly food plants
- Taxa named by Joseph Decaisne
- Apocynaceae stubs