Cynanchum angustifolium
| 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[edit]
- ^ Liede, Sigrid; Meve, Ulrich (December 2002). "Dissolution of Cynanchum sect. Macbridea (Apocynaceae-Asclepiadoideae)". Nordic Journal of Botany. 22 (5): 579–591. doi:10.1111/j.1756-1051.2002.tb01913.x. ISSN 0107-055X.
- ^ "Cynanchum angustifolium Pers". USDA Plants Database.
- ^ "Cynanchum angustifolium". Southeastern Flora. Archived from the original on 19 June 2020.
- ^ "Swallow-wort, Cynanchum angustifolium". 15 September 2014.
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