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Green Milkweed Vine, Netted Milkvine, Pearl Milkweed Vine, Net-vein Milkvine
Matelea Reticulata
31.111, -97.4692
Field Notes
Description:
The shiny dome in the flower's center is the gynostegium, composed of fused parts of the stamens and pistil. Gynostegia are highly evolved features typical of the former Milkweed Family, the Asclepiadaceae, which lately has been merged into the Dogbane Family, the Apocynaceae.
Habitat:
Growing beside trail in wooded lowland section of Miller Spring Park.
Notes:
The shiny dome in the flower's center is the gynostegium, composed of fused parts of the stamens and pistil. Gynostegia are highly evolved features typical of the former Milkweed Family, the Asclepiadaceae, which lately has been merged into the Dogbane Family, the Apocynaceae.
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Matelea
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PublishedJuly 23, 2014
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