Wildflowers of Tucson, Arizona
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Funastrum cynanchoides - Fringed Twinevine (Purple-flowered) Funastrum cynanchoides - Fringed Twinevine (Purple-flowered)
Scientific Name: Funastrum cynanchoides (Sarcostemma cynanchoides)
Common Name: Fringed Twinevine, Climbing Milkweed
Flower Color: White, purple, pinkish, greenish
Plant Type: Herb, Vine, Perennial
Height: Climbing to 10 feet (3 m) tall or more
Date Observed: April 11, 2004
Notes: The flowers are in umbel-like clusters and have 5 petals fringed with white hairs. The variable leaves may be narrow to broadly lanceolate, hastate, or heart-shaped and are not hairy as with F. hirtellum.
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