Subfamily Asclepiadoideae Rank Species | ||
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Similar Funastrum, Sarcostemma, Sarcostemma hirtellum, Funastrum clausum, Philibertia | ||
Funastrum cynanchoides (formerly called Sarcostemma cynanchoides), fringed twinevine 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. It has milky sap and smells pungent. It is similar to Funastrum hirtellum.
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Habitat and range
It grows at the edge of desert dry washes below 2,000' in the eastern Mojave Desert and Colorado Desert.
Growth pattern
It is a twining vine-like plant that grows over other shrubs.
Leaves
Its narrow, arrowhead shaped leaves are opposite and 1" to 1 1/2" long.
Flowers
Flowers are pink to purplish, and are produced in umbrella-like heads (umbels.
Fruits
It has a fruit that is 3" to 4" long, with tufted seeds about 1.4" long.
References
Funastrum cynanchoides Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA