Apocynaceae
Cynanchum ellipticum (Harv.) R.A.Dyer
Cynanchum ellipticum (Harv.) R.A.Dyer
Cynanchum ellipticum is a toxic South African climbing Apocynaceae plant that causes livestock poisoning.
Cynanchum laeve (Michx.) Pers.
Cynanchum laeve (Michx.) Pers.
Cynanchum laeve is a twining vine in the Apocynaceae family that is toxic to humans and livestock, and hosts monarch caterpillars.
Cynanchum thesioides (Freyn) K.Schum.
Cynanchum thesioides (Freyn) K.Schum.
Cynanchum thesioides is a perennial herb with white latex, growing from a creeping rhizome. It has straight or twining stems, opposite leaves, fragrant inflorescences, white - to - yellow corollas, a distinctive corona, and ovoid - fusiform follicles with reddish - brown seeds and a white coma.
Cynanchum viminale (L.) L.
Cynanchum viminale (L.) L.
Cynanchum viminale is a leafless succulent used as forage, food, and traditional medicine across a broad environmental range.
Echites umbellatus Jacq.
Echites umbellatus Jacq.
Echites umbellatus Jacq., devil's potato, is a toxic perennial flowering climber in the Apocynaceae family found in the Caribbean and nearby regions.
Funastrum clausum (Jacq.) Schltr.
Funastrum clausum (Jacq.) Schltr.
White twinevine, Funastrum clausum, is a flowering dogbane native to parts of the Americas.
Funastrum cynanchoides (Decne.) Schltr.
Funastrum cynanchoides (Decne.) Schltr.
Funastrum cynanchoides is a twining desert vine that bears pink-purplish flowers eaten by butterflies, and often grows in urban neglected areas.
Funastrum hirtellum (A.Gray ex Brewer & S.Watson) Schltr.
Funastrum hirtellum (A.Gray ex Brewer & S.Watson) Schltr.
Funastrum hirtellum is an aggressive perennial vine-like desert milkweed found in the southwestern US and northwestern Mexico.
Gomphocarpus fruticosus (L.) W.T.Aiton
Gomphocarpus fruticosus (L.) W.T.Aiton
Gomphocarpus fruticosus is a toxic South African plant, a monarch host and declared pest in Western Australia.
Gomphocarpus physocarpus E.Mey.
Gomphocarpus physocarpus E.Mey.
Gomphocarpus physocarpus is a perennial herb that serves as food for Danaus butterfly caterpillars and has traditional human uses.
Gonolobus suberosus (L.) Schult.
Gonolobus suberosus (L.) Schult.
Gonolobus suberosus is an Apocynaceae plant native to eastern North America with two described varieties.
Gymnema sylvestre (Retz.) R.Br. ex Sm.
Gymnema sylvestre (Retz.) R.Br. ex Sm.
Gymnema sylvestre is a climbing plant whose extracts are used for sugar intake reduction, weight loss, and traditional medicinal purposes.
Hoodia gordonii Sweet, 1830
Hoodia gordonii Sweet, 1830
Hoodia gordonii is a clump-forming perennial succulent with rotting-scented flowers pollinated by flies and wind-dispersed seeds.
Hoya australis R.Br. ex J.Traill
Hoya australis R.Br. ex J.Traill
Hoya australis is an Australian endemic succulent vine or subshrub popular in horticulture that supports local butterfly species.
Hoya carnosa (L.fil.) R.Br.
Hoya carnosa (L.fil.) R.Br.
Hoya carnosa is a vining succulent flowering plant native to East and Southeast Asia, commonly grown as a houseplant that removes indoor pollutants.
Leichhardtia rostrata (R.Br.) P.I.Forst.
Leichhardtia rostrata (R.Br.) P.I.Forst.
Leichhardtia rostrata is a woody vine native to eastern Australia and Lord Howe Island that produces milky sap when damaged.
Matelea floridana (Vail) Woodson
Matelea floridana (Vail) Woodson
Matelea floridana is an endangered endemic climbing flowering perennial of the southeastern US with rotting fruit-scented purple flowers.
Matelea parvifolia (Torr.) Woodson
Matelea parvifolia (Torr.) Woodson
Matelea parvifolia, or spearleaf, is an apocynaceous perennial herb native to deserts of the southwestern US and northern Mexico.
Microloma sagittatum (L.) R.Br.
Microloma sagittatum (L.) R.Br.
Microloma sagittatum is a thin climbing plant with distinct features native to western South African provinces.
Microloma tenuifolium (L.) K.Schum.
Microloma tenuifolium (L.) K.Schum.
Microloma tenuifolium is a thin climbing plant with slender leaves that grows in parts of South Africa's Cape provinces.
Nerium oleander L.
Nerium oleander L.
Nerium oleander L., or oleander, is a widespread toxic ornamental shrub detailed for its morphology, distribution, ecology, and toxicity.
Orthosia scoparia (Nutt.) Liede & Meve
Orthosia scoparia (Nutt.) Liede & Meve
Orthosia scoparia, or leafless swallow-wort, is a climbing perennial milkweed vine native to the Southeast US and Caribbean.
Pachypodium succulentum (L.fil.) Sweet
Pachypodium succulentum (L.fil.) Sweet
Pachypodium succulentum is a succulent plant with a swollen water-storing base, paired thorns, and pink or white flowers.
Parsonsia brownii (Britten) Pichon
Parsonsia brownii (Britten) Pichon
Parsonsia brownii is a climbing woody vine that produces scented yellow-brown flowers and slender seed pods, rarely grown in cultivation.
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