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Funastrum Angustifolium
''Funastrum'' is a genus of flowering plant now in the family Apocynaceae. The name is derived from the Latin word ''funis'', meaning "rope", and ''astrum'', alluding to the twining stems. Members of the genus are commonly known as twinevines. Species , Plants of the World Online accepted the following species: *'' Funastrum angustissimum'' (Andersson) E.Fourn. *'' Funastrum arenarium'' (Decne. ex Benth.) Liede *'' Funastrum bilobum'' (Hook. & Arn.) J.F.Macbr. *''Funastrum clausum'' (Jacq.) Schltr. – white twinevine *'' Funastrum crispum'' (Benth.) Schltr. – wavyleaf twinevine *'' Funastrum cynanchoides'' (Decne.) Schltr. – fringed twinevine *'' Funastrum elegans'' (Decne.) Schltr. *'' Funastrum flavum'' (Meyen) Malme *'' Funastrum glaucum'' (Kunth) Schltr. *'' Funastrum gracile'' (Decne.) Schltr. *'' Funastrum heterophyllum'' (Engelm. ex Torr.) Standl. *'' Funastrum hirtellum'' (Vail) Schltr. – hairy milkweed *'' Funastrum lindenianum'' (Decne.) Schltr. * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Funastrum Cynanchoides
''Funastrum cynanchoides'' (formerly called ''Sarcostemma cynanchoides''), also known as fringed twinevine, twining milkweed or climbing milkweed, is a perennial plant in the family Apocynaceae that grows twining through other plants in the Mojave Desert and Sonoran Desert. It has milky sap and smells pungent. It is similar to '' Funastrum hirtellum''. Description It is a twining vine-like plant that grows over other shrubs. Its narrow, arrowhead shaped leaves are opposite and long. The flowers are pink to purplish, and are produced in umbrella-like heads (umbels) up to wide. It has a fruit that is long, with tufted seeds about long. Distribution and habitat It can be found from Southern California to Utah, Oklahoma and Texas. It grows at the edge of desert dry washes in the eastern Mojave Desert and Sonoran Desert at altitudes below . In urban areas the vine freely climbs on plants, trees, as well as having a preference for chain-link fencing A chain-link fence (a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
