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Funastrum
Funastrum is a genus of flowering plant now in the dogbane family, Apocynaceae, formerly in Asclepiadaceae. The name is derived from the Latin word funis, meaning "rope", and astrum, alluding to the twining stems. Members of the genus are commonly known as twinevines.
20 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Hartweg's climbing milkweed
speciesFunastrum heterophyllum
climbing milkweed
speciesFunastrum cynanchoides
white twinevine
speciesFunastrum clausum
wavyleaf twinevine
speciesFunastrum crispum
hairy milkweed
speciesFunastrum hirtellum
Funastrum elegans
speciesFunastrum elegans
Funastrum pannosum
speciesFunastrum pannosum
Utah vine milkweed
speciesFunastrum utahense
Magdalena twinevine
speciesFunastrum arenarium
Soft Twinevine
speciesFunastrum torreyi
Funastrum bilobum
speciesFunastrum bilobum
Funastrum gracile
speciesFunastrum gracile
Funastrum lindenianum
speciesFunastrum lindenianum
Funastrum angustissimum
speciesFunastrum angustissimum
Funastrum odoratum
speciesFunastrum odoratum
Funastrum flavum
speciesFunastrum flavum
Funastrum glaucum
speciesFunastrum glaucum
Funastrum refractum
speciesFunastrum refractum
Funastrum saganii
speciesFunastrum saganii
Funastrum suffrutescens
speciesFunastrum suffrutescens
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 72138.