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Revision as of 00:00, 16 June 2014
Funastrum cynanchoides' (formerly called Sarcostemma cynanchoides[1]), 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]
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]