Matelea decipiens
(Climbing Milkweed)

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               Seedpod                                           Leaf                                            Stem                                        Seed                                          Habit

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Facts About this Plant:

    Common Names: Climbing Milkweed, Climbing Milkvine, Deceptive Spinypod, Oldfield Milkvine, Oldfield Milkweed
    Synonyms: Gonolobus decipiens, Odontostephana decipiens
    Lifespan: Perennial
    Zones: (5)6 - 9
    Type: Forb
    Bloom Time: May - July
    Status: Native
    Range:

Matelea decipiens, or Climbing Milkweed, is native to the Central and Southeastern US, though rare in the Southeast. It is a perennial vine that grows in open woods, glades, thickets and along woodland edges and streambanks. It blooms in late spring into early summer with dark maroon flowers.

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