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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Lamiids: Gentianales
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
COMMON NAME:
Eastern Anglepod
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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.