Summary ⁴

High, twining woody vine with smooth, reddish brown stems; our only climbing member of the dogbane family. Leaves are opposite, think-stalked, 2-4 inches long, entire, ovate-lanceolate, acute at the tips. Flowers are pale yellow or cream-colored, funnel-shaped corolla tube, about 0.25 inches long, with 5 divergent lobes. Fruits are slender follicles, 5-9 inches long.
(Source: Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians, 2013)

Sources and Credits

1. (c) amy_b, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/akbuthod/7144731703/
2. (c) Matthew Herron, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Matthew Herron
3. (c) James W. Beck, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by James W. Beck
4. (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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