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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Paederia foetida
FAMILY
Rubiaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
Read more about Skunk-vine at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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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Gerald D. Carr, Carr Botanical Consultation, Bugwood.org bug_1237062
Month Unknown
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Peggy Greb, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org bug_1355011
Month Unknown
The small tubular flowers are pink to pale lavender with red centers, per Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control (Kaufman & Kaufman, 2007).
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Chris Evans, Illinois Wildlife Action Plan, Bugwood.org bug_2150094
Month Unknown
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).
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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).
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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).
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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).
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Steve Hurst, USDA NRCS PLANTS Database, Bugwood.org bug_5308036
Month Unknown
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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).
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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
1011
Woody vine
Perennial
Habitat: Disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: southeast Asia
Rare
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
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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