Funastrum cynanchoides (Funastrum cynanchoides)
Description
Funastrum cynanchoides (formerly called Sarcostemma cynanchoides, fringed twinevine or climbing milkweed, is a perennial plant in the Dogbane Family (Apocynaceae) that grows twining through other plants in the Mojave Desert and Colorado Desert. It has milky sap and smells pungent. It is similar to Funastrum hirtellum.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Gentianales
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Family: Apocynaceae
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Genus: Funastrum
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