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==Fruits==
==Fruits==
It has a fruit that is 3" to 4" long, with tufted seeds about 1.4" long.<ref name=MDW/>


==References==
==References==

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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]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Mojave Desert Wildflowers, Pam MacKay, 2nd. Ed. 2013, p 74