Cynanchum angustifolium
Cynanchum angustifolium | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Apocynaceae |
Genus: | Cynanchum |
Species: | C. angustifolium
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Binomial name | |
Cynanchum angustifolium (Decne.) Morillo
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Cynanchum angustifolium is a plant species. Commonly known as the Gulf coast swallow-wort, it is a perennial dicot that grows in the southern United States as far west as Texas. It is in the Cynanchum genus and Apocynaceae family.[1] A flowering vine, it produces white blossoms with greenish and yellow parts.[2] A member of the milkweed family, it is a plant host for monarch butterflies and produces wind dispersed seed pods.[3]
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Categories:
- Cynanchum
- Flora of Texas
- Apocynaceae stubs