Biology:Cynanchum angustifolium

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Short description: Species of plant

Cynanchum angustifolium
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Funastrum
Species:
F. angustifolium
Binomial name
Funastrum angustifolium
(Pers.) Liede & Meve

Funastrum angustifolium (syn. Cynanchum angustifolium[1]) 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.[2] A flowering vine, it produces white blossoms with greenish and yellow parts.[3] A member of the milkweed family, it is a plant host for monarch butterflies and produces wind dispersed seed pods.[4]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q21272792 entry