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Digital Herbaria

Cynanchum barbigerum

Cynanchum barbigerum (Scheele) Shinners

Bearded Swallow-wort, Thicket Threadvine

Asclepiadaceae (Milkweed Family)

USDA Symbol: CYBA
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)







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Specimen & Label Data

Cynanchum barbigerum

Bearded Swallow-Wort

Asclepiadaceae

Location: 14511 Star Cross Trail, Helotes.
Latitude: 0.000000

Habitat: Understory plant among Quercus virginiana.

Description: Glabrous, twining vine, much branched. Leaves with petioles to 8 mm, elliptic-lanceolate; acute apically, rounded basally. Corymbs subsessile or peduncle to 1 cm; 5-flowered. Corolla thickened, white, open campanulate, 2.8-5.2 mm long. Lobes recurved. Fruit not present.

County: Bexar
Collector: Mike Fox
Collection Date: Jun 23, 1993
Specimen number: 014

Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0490
Accession Date: Aug 20, 1993
Accession Number: 38

Annotations: SCXXB

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