NameThatPlant.net: Matelea decipiens

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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Matelea decipiens FAMILY Apocynaceae Go to FSUS key

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Read more about Deceptive Spinypod at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

INCLUDING & INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Matelea decipiens FAMILY Asclepiadaceae

INCLUDING & INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 157-03-004:

Matelea decipiens FAMILY Asclepiadaceae

COMMON NAME:
Deceptive Spinypod

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Matelea decipiens FAMILY Apocynaceae

INCLUDING & INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Matelea decipiens FAMILY Asclepiadaceae

INCLUDING & INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 157-03-004:
Matelea decipiens FAMILY Asclepiadaceae

920

Herbaceous vine (twining)
Perennial

Habitat: woodlands and thickets, generally over calcareous substrates, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Has milky sap (latex)

IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Follicle surface rough, with small sharp projections ("muricate")

LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
Leaves cordate

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Maroon
Radially symmetrical
5-merous
5-lobed rotate corolla
Superior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Follicle

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