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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Matelea decipiens
FAMILY
Apocynaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Deceptive Spinypod at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDING & INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Matelea decipiens
FAMILY
Asclepiadaceae
INCLUDING & INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 157-03-004:
Matelea decipiens
FAMILY
Asclepiadaceae
INCLUDING & INCLUDED WITHIN
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Gonolobus decipiens
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Odontostephana 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 OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Matelea decipiens
FAMILY
Apocynaceae
INCLUDING & INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Matelea decipiens
FAMILY
Asclepiadaceae
INCLUDING & INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 157-03-004:
Matelea decipiens
FAMILY
Asclepiadaceae
INCLUDING & INCLUDED WITHIN
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Gonolobus decipiens
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Odontostephana decipiens
920
Herbaceous vine
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Habitat: woodlands and thickets, generally over calcareous substrates, 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
Maroon
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
5-merous
5-lobed rotate corolla
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Follicle
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