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Matelea gonocarpos (Walt.) Shinners

Anglepod, Angularfruit milkvine
Asclepiadaceae (Milkweed Family)

USDA Symbol: MAGO
USDA Native Status: Native to U.S.

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Specimen & Label Data

Matelea gonocarpos

Milkvine

Asclepiadaceae

Location: Northwest corner of wooden footbridge--Oakwell Farms.
 Latitude: 0.000000

Habitat: Climbing on Rosa bracteata. Full sun; moist, alkaline, alluvial soil. Common, but scattered; often in shade.

Description: High climbing, twining, woody vine; branches slender, internodes 8 cm. Leaves opposite, petioled (2+ cm), cordate, acute or obtuse apically, about 1.5 x longer than wide. Flowers many in umbelliform clusters. Peduncle equal to the associated pedicel. Flowers dark purplish/green-purplish. Fruit absent.

County: Bexar
 Collector: Harry Cliffe
 Collection Date: Jun 29, 1987
 Specimen number: 241

Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
 Herbarium ID: 0468
 Accession Date: Jul 27, 1993
 Accession Number: 36

Annotations: SCXXB

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