Cynanchum laeve

Cynanchum laeve
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Cynanchum
Species:
C. laeve
Binomial name
Cynanchum laeve
Synonyms

Ampelamus albidus
Ampelamus laevis
Gonolobus laevis

Cynanchum laeve'[1]

Cynanchum laeve is a vining perennial herb native to eastern and central U.S. states and Ontario. Common names include sand vine, honeyvine, honeyvine milkweed, bluevine milkweed, climbing milkweed, and smooth swallow-wort.[2] The root system of C. laeve can cause it to be very difficult to eradicate, especially in agricultural fields.[3] It is a larval food of monarch butterflies[4] and milkweed tussock moth larvae.[5] C. laeve can cause eye irritation if touched and can be toxic to humans and livestock if consumed in large quantities.[6]

  1. ^ 1913 illustration from Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 3: 36
  2. ^ "Cynanchum laeve (Michx.) Pers. — The Plant List". www.theplantlist.org. Retrieved 2018-11-28.
  3. ^ "Ohio Weedguide". www.oardc.ohio-state.edu. Retrieved 2018-11-28.
  4. ^ Kansas Native Plants: Butterfly Gardening
  5. ^ Karges, Joann (June 2018). "From Weed to Wondrous". Natural History. 126 (6): 36, 38–41. ProQuest 2043654059.
  6. ^ "Spreading Milkweed, Not Myths - Updates from The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service". Retrieved 2020-05-14.