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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Matelea floridana
FAMILY
Apocynaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Matelea floridana
FAMILY
Asclepiadaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Matelea floridana
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Matelea floridana
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Odontostephana floridana
COMMON NAME:
Florida Milkvine
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Matelea floridana
FAMILY
Apocynaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Matelea floridana
FAMILY
Asclepiadaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Matelea floridana
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Matelea floridana
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Odontostephana floridana
4565
Herbaceous vine (twining)
Perennial
Habitat: Beech-magnolia bluffs, mesic ravines, moist hammocks, per Weakley's Flora
Native to Georgia
Rare
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DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Has milky sap (latex)
IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Follicle surface rough, with small sharp projections ("muricate")
LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
Leaves cordate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Dark maroon
Radially symmetrical
5-merous
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
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