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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Matelea decipiens
FAMILY
Apocynaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Deceptive Spinypod at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Matelea decipiens
FAMILY
Asclepiadaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 157-03-004:
Matelea decipiens
FAMILY
Asclepiadaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Gonolobus decipiens
COMMON NAME:
Deceptive Spinypod
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JK Marlow jkm060506_105
May Anderson County SC
Clemson Forest
Buds are conical to cylindrical, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm060506_105b
May Anderson County SC
Clemson Forest
Corolla lobes are 3-4x as long as wide, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC.
COMPARE
Anglepod and Spinypod (Climbing Milkweed)
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Matelea decipiens
FAMILY
Apocynaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Matelea decipiens
FAMILY
Asclepiadaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 157-03-004:
Matelea decipiens
FAMILY
Asclepiadaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Gonolobus decipiens
920
Herbaceous vine
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Rare
Look for it in woodlands & thickets, generally over mafic (in Piedmont) or calcareous rocks (in Coastal Plain), per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
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
Maroon
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
5-merous
5-lobed rotate corolla
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Follicle
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!