Cynanchum angustifolium
Cynanchum angustifolium is a plant species. Commonly known as the Gulf coast swallow-wort, it is a perennial dicot that grows in the southern United States as far west as Texas. It is in the Cynanchum genus and Apocynaceae family.[1] A flowering vine, it produces white blossoms with greenish and yellow parts.[2] A member of the milkweed family, it is a plant host for monarch butterflies and produces wind dispersed seed pods.[3]
| Cynanchum angustifolium | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Cynanchum |
| Species: | C. angustifolium |
| Binomial name | |
| Cynanchum angustifolium (Decne.) Morillo | |
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