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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Paederia foetida   FAMILY Rubiaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Paederia foetida   FAMILY Rubiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Paederia foetida

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 173-11x-001x:

Paederia foetida   FAMILY Rubiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Paederia foetida

 

COMMON NAME:
Skunkvine


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image of Paederia foetida, Skunkvine

Gerald D. Carr, Carr Botanical Consultation, Bugwood.org    bug_1237062

Month Unknown        

image of Paederia foetida, Skunkvine

Peggy Greb, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org     bug_1355011

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The small tubular flowers are pink to pale lavender with red centers, per Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control (Kaufman & Kaufman, 2007).

image of Paederia foetida, Skunkvine

Chris Evans, Illinois Wildlife Action Plan, Bugwood.org     bug_2150094

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Leaves vary in shape & size, but most with a heart-shaped base & long point, per Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control (Kaufman & Kaufman, 2007).

image of Paederia foetida, Skunkvine

Chris Evans, Illinois Wildlife Action Plan, Bugwood.org    bug_2151002

Month Unknown        

Skunk vine climbs to 30', twining to the right, per Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control (Kaufman & Kaufman, 2007).

image of Paederia foetida, Skunkvine

Chris Evans, Illinois Wildlife Action Plan, Bugwood.org    bug_2151006

Month Unknown        

A leaflike stipule occurs at the base of each petile, per Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control (Kaufman & Kaufman, 2007).

image of Paederia foetida, Skunkvine

Forest and Kim Starr, Starr Environmental, Bugwood.org    bug_5160081

Month Unknown        HI

Shiny brown, globe-shaped capsules contain 2 seeds, per Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control (Kaufman & Kaufman, 2007).

image of Paederia foetida, Skunkvine

Steve Hurst, USDA NRCS PLANTS Database, Bugwood.org    bug_5308036

Month Unknown        

image of Paederia foetida, Skunkvine

Ken A. Langeland, University of Florida, Bugwood.org     bug_5344024

Month Unknown        

Sulfur compounds give off a skunklike smell when leaves or stem are crushed, per Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control (Kaufman & Kaufman, 2007).

image of Paederia foetida, Skunkvine

John M. Randall, The Nature Conservancy, Bugwood.org     bug_5392425

Month Unknown        

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Paederia foetida   FAMILY Rubiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Paederia foetida   FAMILY Rubiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Paederia foetida

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 173-11x-001x:
Paederia foetida   FAMILY Rubiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Paederia foetida

 

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Woody vine
Perennial

Habitat: Disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: southeast Asia

Rare

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Invasive?

This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:

 

LEAVES:
Deciduous (evergreen in southern FL)
Simple
Opposite
Leaves have petioles.
Margins entire

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Pink to pale lavender with red centers
Radially symmetrical
5-lobed (sometimes 4 or 6) funnelform corolla
5(4-6) included stamens
Bisexual

FRUIT:
WinterFall

 

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