Periploca graeca L. is a plant in the Apocynaceae family, order Gentianales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Periploca graeca L.

Periploca graeca L.

Periploca graeca, or silkvine, is an ornamental Apocynaceae plant native to southern Europe and the Middle East.

Family
Genus
Periploca
Order
Gentianales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Periploca graeca L.

Periploca graeca L., commonly known as silkvine, is an ornamental plant that belongs to the Apocynaceae plant family. This species is native to southern Europe and the Middle East, and it occurs as a sparse naturalized plant in scattered locations across the eastern United States.

Photo: (c) Merike Linnamägi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND) · cc-by-nc-nd

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Gentianales Apocynaceae Periploca

More from Apocynaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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