Biology:Cynanchum arizonicum

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Short description: Species of plant

Cynanchum arizonicum
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Cynanchum
Species:
C. arizonicum
Binomial name
Cynanchum arizonicum
(A. Gray) Shinners
Synonyms
  • Metastelma arizonicum A. Gray
  • Metastelma watsonianum Standl.

Cynanchum arizonicum, the Arizona swallow-wort or Arizona climbing milkweed, is a plant native to Arizona, New Mexico and Sonora. It is a twining, herbaceous vine with whitish to yellow flowers, growing on rocky slopes and in canyons of desert mountain ranges.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Sundell, A. 1993. Asclepiadaceae, Milkweed Family. Journal of the Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science 27:169-187.
  2. ↑ Shinners, L.H. Sida 1(6): 365. 1964.
  3. ↑ Gray, A. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 19: 85. 1883.

Wikidata ☰ Q16978390 entry





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