Summary ⁶

Perennial twining vine with a downy stem and milky sap. Leaves are opposite, heart-shaped, to 4 inches long and 1/2 as wide, each leaf on a stalk up to the length of the blade. Flowers are smooth, star-shaped, greenish purple, about 1 inch wide, with 5 narrow lobes; clustered on long stalks; conical flower buds. Fruits are smooth, angled follicles, 3-5 inches long. Also referred to as common anglepod, angularfruit milkvine.
(Source: Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians, Lone Pine Publishing 2013)

Sources and Credits

1. (c) J.R.M., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/74215305@N00/150096182
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4. (c) Jonathan (JC) Carpenter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Jonathan (JC) Carpenter
5. (c) Bill Freiheit, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Bill Freiheit
6. (c) Melissa McMasters, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• eFloras.org
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• Tropicos
• World Flora Online

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