Metastelma arizonicum A.Gray is a plant in the Apocynaceae family, order Gentianales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.
Metastelma arizonicum A.Gray
Metastelma arizonicum, commonly called Arizona swallow-wort, is a native twining vine found in the southwestern US and Sonora.
Metastelma arizonicum, which has the synonym Cynanchum arizonicum, is commonly known as Arizona swallow-wort or Arizona climbing milkweed. This plant is native to Arizona, New Mexico, and Sonora. It grows as a twining, herbaceous vine, and produces whitish to yellow flowers. It can be found growing on rocky slopes and in canyons within desert mountain ranges.
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Dischidia formosana Maxim.
Asclepias asperula (Decne.) Woodson
Stephanotis floribunda Brongn.
Voacanga thouarsii Roem. & Schult.
Orthosia scoparia (Nutt.) Liede & Meve
Asclepias californica Greene
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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