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Photo Guide : Cynanchum laeve (Sand Vine [Blue Vine] Milkweed) |
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Leaf
(18 K)
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- Perennial trailing vine
- Leaves opposite; 4-11cm long, 2-10cm wide; heart-like shape
- Flowers: whitish to cream
- Habitat: Sandy, clayey, or rocky calcareous soils of forest margins, thickets, flood plains, or disturbed areas
- Distribution: sw IA, MO, e edge NE, e 2/3 KS, e OK; (PA to NE, s to GA & TX)
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Text taken from:
Great Plains Association, 1986. Flora of the Great Plains. University Press of Kansas. |
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