Biology:Matelea cynanchoides

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Matelea cynanchoides
Matelea cynanchoides.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Matelea
Species:
M. cynanchoides
Binomial name
Matelea cynanchoides
(Engelm. & A.Gray) Woodson

Matelea cynanchoides, commonly called prairie milkvine,[1] is a species of plant in the dogbane family that is native to south-central United States.[2]

It is a perennial that produces yellow, maroon, or green flowers in the spring on non-twining vines.[3]

References

  1. "Matelea cynanchoides". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=MACY3. Retrieved 25 November 2019. 
  2. "Matelea cynanchoides", County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA) (Biota of North America Program (BONAP)), 2019, http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Matelea%20cynanchoides.png 
  3. McDonnell, Angela (January 1, 2015). "Non-twining Milkweed Vines of Oklahoma: An Overview of Matelea biflora and Matelea cynanchoides". Oklahoma Native Plant Record 67. https://ojs.library.okstate.edu/osu/index.php/ONPR/article/view/2996. Retrieved 25 November 2019. 

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