Cynanchum laeve

Classification Hierarchy
Kingdom	Plantae
Subkingdom	Tracheophyta
Superdivision	Spermatophyta
Division	Magnoliophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Gentianales
Family	Asclepiadaceae
Genus	Cynanchum
Species	Cynanchum_laeve

BONAP, FNA, ITIS, USDA, VPI

Scientific Name: Cynanchum_laeve. Syn: Ampelamus albidus, Gonolobus laevis

Common Name: honeyvine, sandvine, bluevine, climbing milkweed

Origin: Native

Notes: This vining perenial is a member of the milkweed family and may soon be classified in a subfamily (Asclepiadoideae) of the Apocyanaceae. Monarch caterpillars like these plants—no matter how they are classified. In 2016, our property had several species of milkweeds but the only caterpillar we found was on a honeyvine that had grown up wrapped around a garden chair.

Additional references: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11.

Field Marks for Identification:

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Leaves: opposite on twining vines, petiolate and heart shaped.

Glossaries of botanical terms: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11.