Funastrum lineare
(A. Gray) J. F.Macbr.
Climbing milkweed.
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Description
A climbing vine in the Apocynaceae family found in temperate regions.
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Edible Uses
The leaves and fruit are eaten raw with salt.
Traditional Uses
The plant is eaten raw with salt.
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Distribution
It is a temperate plant
Where It Grows
Mexico, North America, USA,
Notes
Also put in the family Asclepiadaceae.
Synonyms
Funastrum heterophyllum (Engl. ex Torr.) J. F. Macbr.Sarcostemma cynanchoides subsp. hartwegii (Vail) R. W. Holm.and others
References (1)
- Beckstrom-Sternberg, Stephen M., and James A. Duke. "The Foodplant Database." http://probe.nalusda.gov:8300/cgi-bin/browse/foodplantdb.(ACEDB version 4.0 - data version July 1994) (As Philibertia heterophylla)
