Latin name: Funastrum cynanchoides (Decne.) Schltr. var. hartwegii (Vail) Krings Pronunciation: few-NAS-trum sy-nan-KO-i-dees hart-WEG-ee-eye Common name: Climbing milkweed Family: Apocynaceae (Dogbane) Habitat: Among shrubs and small trees in dry rocky washy and flats below 2000' (-4500') in both deserts, and also sometimes in coastal sage scrub and chaparral Blooming period: April to July Name derivations: 1) Funastrum 2) cynanchoides 3) hartwegii |
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