Native Plant Database

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Vine
Size Notes: Climber
Flower:
Fruit:
Size Class: 1-3 ft.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Pink , Purple
Bloom Time: Jul , Aug

Distribution

USA: AZ , CA , NM , NV , TX , UT
Native Distribution: Roadsides, Canyons, Hillsides/Slopes
Native Habitat: Roadsides, Canyons, Hillsides, Slopes
USDA Native Status: L48(N)

Growing Conditions

Water Use: Low
Light Requirement: Part Shade
Soil Moisture: Dry
Soil Description: Caliche type, Sandy, Sandy Loam, Medium Loam, Clay Loam, Clay, Rocky.

Benefit

Use Ornamental: Twines on fences & other plants, Blooms ornamental, Showy, Attractive
Use Wildlife: Seeds-Granivorous birds, Nesting material.
Conspicuous Flowers: yes
Attracts: Butterflies
Larval Host: Milkweed, Monarch, Queen butterfly.

Butterflies and Moths of North America (BAMONA)

Funastrum cynanchoides ssp. heterophyllum is a larval host and/or nectar source for:

Monarch (Danaus plexippus) Larval Host Learn more at BAMONA

Queen (Danaus gilippus) Larval Host Learn more at BAMONA

Propagation

Propagation Material: Seeds

Bibliography

Bibref 291 - Texas Wildscapes: Gardening for Wildlife (1999) Damude, N. & K.C. Bender

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Recommended Species Lists

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Additional resources

USDA: Find Funastrum cynanchoides ssp. heterophyllum in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Funastrum cynanchoides ssp. heterophyllum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Funastrum cynanchoides ssp. heterophyllum