Biology:Cynanchum angustifolium
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Short description: Species of plant
| Cynanchum angustifolium | |
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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: | Funastrum |
| Species: | F. angustifolium
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| Binomial name | |
| Funastrum angustifolium (Pers.) Liede & Meve
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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
- ↑ Liede, Sigrid; Meve, Ulrich (December 2002). "Dissolution of Cynanchum sect. Macbridea (Apocynaceae-Asclepiadoideae)" (in en). Nordic Journal of Botany 22 (5): 579–591. doi:10.1111/j.1756-1051.2002.tb01913.x. ISSN 0107-055X.
- ↑ "Cynanchum angustifolium Pers.". https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CYAN5.
- ↑ "Cynanchum angustifolium". http://southeasternplants.com/view_flora.php?plantid=1128.
- ↑ "Swallow-wort, Cynanchum angustifolium". 15 September 2014. https://www.deweesislandblog.com/2014/09/15/swallow-wort-a-vine-to-watch-for/.
Wikidata ☰ Q21272792 entry
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