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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Matelea flavidula
FAMILY
Apocynaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Yellow Spinypod at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Matelea flavidula
FAMILY
Asclepiadaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 157-03-006:
Matelea flavidula
FAMILY
Asclepiadaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Odontostephana flavidula
COMMON NAME:
Yellow Spinypod, Yellow Carolina Milkvine
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmmflavidula_ec2
May
NC/SC specimens similar to M carolinensis except for color and distribution, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
COMPARE
Anglepod and Spinypod (Climbing Milkweed)
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmmflavidula_ec4
May
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Matelea flavidula
FAMILY
Apocynaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Matelea flavidula
FAMILY
Asclepiadaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 157-03-006:
Matelea flavidula
FAMILY
Asclepiadaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Odontostephana flavidula
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Herbaceous vine
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Rare
Habitat: Moist, nutrient-rich forests, per Weakley's Flora
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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)
IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Follicle surface rough, with small sharp projections ("muricate")
LEAVES:
Simple
Usually opposite
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Yellow/ Greenish
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
5-merous
5-lobed rotate corolla
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Follicle
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