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Photo Guide : Sarcostemma cynanchoides (Arroyo Twine Vine)

  • Perennial twining or trailing vine
  • Leaves opposite; 1-7 cm long, .5-6.0 cm wide
  • Flowers: Inflorescences few to many, flowers 11-15 mm in diameter, green to purple-tinged, greenish white and tinged with purple, blooming from June to September
  • Habitat: Sandy or rocky soils of thickets and forest margins
  • Distribution: OK, TX (western Great Plains to NM and AZ; n Mexico)
Text taken from:
Great Plains Association, 1986. Flora of the Great Plains. University Press of Kansas.
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