Cynanchum utahense
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Cynanchum utahense | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scientific classification | ||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||
| Binomial name | ||||||||||||||
| Cynanchum utahense (Engelm.) Woodson |
||||||||||||||
| Synonyms | ||||||||||||||
|
Astephanus utahense Engelm. |
Cynanchum utahense is a species of flowering plant in the dogbane family known by the common name Utah swallowwort. This relatively uncommon perennial vine is native to the Mojave Desert from California to Utah and Arizona in the United States. This is a small vine with a highly branched, twining stem rarely exceeding a meter in length with which it physically supports itself on other shrubs and trees. It has small narrow leaves a few centimeters long. Its flowers are bright yellow to orange and grow in umbels. The fruit is a grooved follicle several centimeters long.
[edit] External links
 This Gentianales-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
