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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (2/8/20):
Gonolobus suberosus var. suberosus
FAMILY
Apocynaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Gonolobus at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Matelea gonocarpos
FAMILY
Asclepiadaceae
INCLUDING
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 157-03-001 & 002:
Matelea gonocarpa
FAMILY
Asclepiadaceae
INCLUDING
Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968)
Matelea suberosa
INCLUDING
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Gonolobus gonocarpos
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Vincetoxicum gonocarpos
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Vincetoxicum suberosum
COMMON NAME:
Eastern Anglepod
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_vigo_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_visu4_001_lvd
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Roxanna Martin rlm22409_013
February Spartanburg County SC
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Sam Pratt sbp_image1_1
May AL
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JK Marlow jkm120617_963
June Spartanburg County SC
Leaves 8-12(20)cm long, 4-10cm wide, apex apiculate, base widely cordate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm120617_965
June Spartanburg County SC
Stem mostly hairy; 5 spreading petals yellowish at tip, deep purple at base, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers.
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JK Marlow jkm120617_968
June Spartanburg County SC
Petals usually more than 2x long as sepals, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm120617_971
June Spartanburg County SC
Leaves may be up to 8" long and 6" wide but are often slightly smaller, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers.
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JK Marlow jkm180604_2749
June McCormick County SC
Parks Mill
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JK Marlow jkm190604_8929
June Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm190604_8932
June Greenville County SC
Crushed leaves smell disagreeably of peanut butter/burnt/buttered popcorn, per Weakley's Flora (2018).
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JK Marlow jkm190604_8934
June Greenville County SC
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmggonocarpus_hutch10
June Colleton County SC
Upper surface of corolla lobes multi-colored, per Weakley's Flora.
COMPARE
Anglepod and Spinypod (Climbing Milkweed)
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmggonocarpus_hutch12
June Colleton County SC
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Roxanna Martin rlm61908_008
June Spartanburg County SC
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Roxanna Martin rlm6510_365
June Spartanburg County SC
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Roxanna Martin rlm6510_366
June Spartanburg County SC
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_m_gonocarpa_ang
June Floyd County GA
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JK Marlow jkm120729_098
July Spartanburg County SC
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Roxanna Martin rlm72608_049
July Spartanburg County SC
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Roxanna Martin rlm752009_073
July Spartanburg County SC
The fruit is a large tapering follicle with conspicuously angled sutures, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_matelea_gonocarpa_2
July
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Gill Newberry gn08_m_suberosa
August
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JK Marlow jkm180814_3787
August McCormick County SC
Parks Mill
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Roxanna Martin rlm92509_003
September Spartanburg County SC
Fruits are smooth angled follicles, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_matelea_gonocarpa_4
September
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John B. Nelson jbn_2117940620_018f509e5a
December Richland County SC
In cultivation
The follicles are dehiscent along 1 suture, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (2/8/20):
Gonolobus suberosus var. suberosus
FAMILY
Apocynaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Matelea gonocarpos
FAMILY
Asclepiadaceae
INCLUDING
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 157-03-001 & 002:
Matelea gonocarpa
FAMILY
Asclepiadaceae
INCLUDING
Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968)
Matelea suberosa
INCLUDING
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Gonolobus gonocarpos
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Vincetoxicum gonocarpos
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Vincetoxicum suberosum
1975
Herbaceous vine
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Common in NC-SC Piedmont & SC Coastal Plain, rare in SC Mtns, uncommon elsewhere
Look for it in mesic to wet forests and thickets, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Has milky sap (latex)
IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Follicle surface smooth and angled (not muricate)
LEAVES:
Simple
Usually opposite
FLOWER:
Summer
Yellow/ Purplish-brown
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
5-merous
5-lobed rotate corolla
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Follicle
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers p040
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC p193
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast p457
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States p071
- Wildflowers of Tennessee p195
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians p232
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains p129