Gonolobus suberosus var. suberosus
(Angle-pod Milkweed Vine)
Gonolobus suberosus var. suberosus, Fort Parker State Park, Limestone Co. 6389
Gonolobus suberosus var. suberosus, Fort Parker State Park, Limestone Co. 6384
Gonolobus suberosus var. suberosus, Fort Parker State Park, Limestone Co. 6390
Gonolobus suberosus var. suberosus, Fort Parker State Park, Limestone Co. 6393
| Scientific Name | Gonolobus suberosus var. granulatus (Matelea gonocarpos) | USDA PLANTS Symbol | MAGO |
| Common Name | Anglepod Milkweed Vine | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 894243 |
| Family | Apocynaceae (Dogbane) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Moist and sandy soils mostly along in woods, along streams and in thickets. Plant: Perennial climbing, twining vine 15 ft. or more long with tendrils from stem tips to climb on trees, bushes, or structures; milky sap. Leaves: Opposite, ovate-elliptic, the base deeply cordate, 1.6 to 7.8 inches long on petioles up to 4 inches long; leaf tips tapered to a sharp point, and with entire margins. Inforescence: Clusters of 2 to 25 flowers arising from leaf axils, each blossom with 5 narrowly lanceolate spreading corolla lobes that are yellowish-green, becoming purplish especially near bases; center corona is a yellow to orangish-brown, flattened, 5-angled disk below the green anther/stigma head. Bloom Period: May to July. Fruit: Hanging, smooth capsules (follicles) 0.3 to 0.6 inches long, lanceolate to narrowly ovate in outline, sharply 5-angled in cross-section. References: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston, "Wildflowers of Texas" by Michael Eason, USGS Plants of Louisiana and Missouri Plants. |
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Texas Status: Native |
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