Biology:Cocculus diversifolius
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
Cocculus diversifolius | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Ranunculales |
Family: | Menispermaceae |
Genus: | Cocculus |
Species: | C. diversifolius
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Binomial name | |
Cocculus diversifolius DC.
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Synonyms[2][3] | |
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Cocculus diversifolius[4] is a vine with the common name sarsaparilla or correjuela. It is native to Arizona, New Mexico, Texas , and much of Mexico as far south as Oaxaca. It is a vine climbing up to 3 m, with white to yellowish flowers and dark purple fruits up to 6 mm in diameter.[5][6]
References
- ↑ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.142335/Cocculus_diversifolius.
- ↑ Tropicos
- ↑ The Plant List
- ↑ A.P. de Candolle, Regni Vegetabilis Systema Naturale 1: 523. 1818.
- ↑ J. E. Laferriere. 1992. Menispermaceae, Moon-seed Family. Journal of the Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science 27:237-238.
- ↑ Flora of North America, vol 3
Wikidata ☰ Q15331284 entry