''Anredera vesicaria'', common names Texas madeiravine or sacasile, and the related '' A. cordifolia'' are the only two species of the family

Basellaceae Basellaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Caryophyllales, in the clade core eudicots, according to the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group. The family comprises 19 known species of herbaceous plants in four genera: * '' Anredera'' – 12 s ...

known to occur in the wild in the contiguous

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. Both are sometimes cultivated for their showy and fragrant floral displays. ''Anredera cordifolia'' is widespread throughout the warmer regions of the world. ''Anredera vesicaria'' is native to

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as well as to

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, and

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and it is introduced in

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. In Texas and Florida the species grows in thickets and in disturbed areas such as roadsides and fence rows at elevations less than 500 m (1650 feet). ''Anredera vesicaria'' is an herbaceous, twining vine that can reach a height of 8 m (27 feet). It has small, cream-colored flowers less than 2 mm (0.08 inches) across but borne in large racemes or panicles as much as 70 cm (28 inches) long. The flowers produce an intense and pleasant scent.Gereau, R. E. 2001. Baselaceae. In Flora de Nicaragua. Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 85(1): 395–396.

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q16160383 Basellaceae Flora of Texas Flora of Florida Flora of Mexico Flora of Venezuela Flora of the Caribbean Plants described in 1792 Flora without expected TNC conservation status