Funastrum cynanchoides
(Decne.) Schltr.
Fringed twinevine, Climbing milkweed
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit, Caution
Young fruit are edible.
Known Hazards
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant. It grows in the desert.
North America, USA,
Countries: Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, El Salvador, Trinidad & Tobago, United States, St Vincent
How to Identify
A twining vine like plant. The leaves are opposite and shaped like arrowheads. They are 2.5-4 cm long. The flowers are in umbrella like heads. They are pink to purple. The fruit are 8-10 cm long. They have tufted seeds 3 cm long.
Wikipedia
Source ↗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.
Names & Synonyms
Sarcostemma cynanchoides
References (1)
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
