Fringed twinevine
Funastrum cynanchoides
About
Funastrum cynanchoides, also known as fringed twinevine, twining milkweed or climbing milkweed, is a perennial plant in the family Apocynaceae that grows twining through other plants in the Mojave Desert and Sonoran Desert. It has milky sap and smells pungent. It is similar to Funastrum hirtellum.
- Family
- Apocynaceae
How to use it
Fringed twinevine can be used in ecological restoration projects, particularly in desert areas where its climbing ability can help stabilize soil and support other plants. Its milky sap might also have potential uses in traditional remedies, though caution is advised due to its strong smell.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Funastrum cynanchoides
- Slug
- funastrum-cynanchoides
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Genus
- Funastrum
- Species
- cynanchoides
- Wikidata QID
- Q3090869
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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