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Eastern Anglepod
Gonolobus suberosus var. suberosus
Look for it in mesic to wet forests & thickets
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Buds conical, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Stem mostly hairy; 5 spreading petals yellowish at tip, deep purple at base, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers.
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Petals usually more than 2x long as sepals, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Upper surface of corolla lobes multi-colored, per Weakley's Flora.
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Fruits are smooth angled follicles, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
Northern Spinypod, Limerock Milkvine, Climbing Milkvine
Matelea obliqua
Look for it in forests, woodlands, or thickets over calcareous rocks
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Corolla lobes (3.2-) 4.0-6.2x as long as wide, the widest part at the sinus, per Weakley's Flora.
Deceptive Spinypod
Matelea decipiens
Look for it in woodlands & thickets, generally over mafic (in Piedmont) or calcareous rocks (in Coastal Plain)
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Buds are conical to cylindrical, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Corolla lobes are 3-4x as long as wide, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC.
Carolina Spinypod, Climbing Milkweed, Climbing Milkvine
Matelea carolinensis
Look for it in moist to dry, nutrient-rich forests
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Calyx lobes pubescent, 2-3mm long. Buds short-ovoid, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Corolla lobes are ovate-rounded & 2-2.5x as long as wide, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC.
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The surface of the follicle is roughened by pointed spines, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
Yellow Spinypod
Matelea flavidula
Look for it in moist nutrient-rich forests
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NC/SC specimens similar to M carolinensis except for color and distribution, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.