Biology:Matelea obliqua
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Matelea obliqua | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Matelea |
| Species: | M. obliqua
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| Binomial name | |
| Matelea obliqua (Jacq.) Woodson
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Matelea obliqua, commonly known as climbing milkvine,[1] limerock milkvine or northern spinypod, is a species of flowering plant in the dogbane family. It a twining herbaceous vine that produces maroon flowers in summer.
It is native to the eastern United States,[2] where it is found in areas of calcareous rocky woodland.[3] It is generally uncommon throughout its range, and is found in low densities.
References
- ↑ "Matelea obliqua". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=MAOB2. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ↑ "Matelea obliqua", County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA) (Biota of North America Program (BONAP)), 2014, http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Matelea%20obliqua.png, retrieved 19 June 2016
- ↑ "Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States". http://www.herbarium.unc.edu/flora.htm.
Wikidata ☰ Q15365526 entry
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