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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Periploca graeca
FAMILY
Apocynaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Silkvine at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Periploca graeca
FAMILY
Asclepiadaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 157-XX:
Periploca graeca FAMILY Asclepiadaceae
COMMON NAME:
Silkvine
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Periploca graeca
FAMILY
Apocynaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Periploca graeca
FAMILY
Asclepiadaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 157-XX:
Periploca graeca
FAMILY
Asclepiadaceae
2638
Woody vine
Perennial
Habitat: Disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Mediterranean Europe
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Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Has milky sap (latex)
LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Summer
Brownish-purple green-margined corolla lobes
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
5-merous
5-lobed dextrorsely rotate corolla
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
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