PLANTS Profile for Matelea carolinensis (maroon Carolina milkvine)

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PLANTS Profile

Matelea carolinensis (Jacq.) Woodson
maroon Carolina milkvine

Symbol:

MACA9

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asclepiadaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Vine
Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

Photo of Matelea carolinensis (Jacq.) Woodson

©William S. Justice. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Dept. of Systematic Biology, Botany. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Matelea carolinensis (Jacq.) Woodson

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Synonyms:
Matelea carolinensis (Jacq.) Woodson

	GOCA4	Gonolobus carolinensis (Jacq.) R. Br. ex Schult., non Nutt.
	ODCA	Odontostephana carolinensis (Jacq.) Alexander
	VICA9	Vincetoxicum carolinense (Jacq.) Britton
	VIHI4	Vincetoxicum hirsutum (Michx.) Britton

Native Status:
Matelea carolinensis (Jacq.) Woodson


View Distribution	Native Introduced

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USA (AL, AR, DC, DE, GA, KY, LA, MD, MS, NC, SC, TN, TX, VA)

Related Taxa:
Matelea carolinensis (Jacq.) Woodson

View 23 genera in Asclepiadaceae, 31 species in Matelea

Classification:
Matelea carolinensis (Jacq.) Woodson

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Gentianales
Family	Asclepiadaceae – Milkweed family
Genus	Matelea Aubl. – milkvine
Species	Matelea carolinensis (Jacq.) Woodson – maroon Carolina milkvine

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Matelea carolinensis (Jacq.) Woodson

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Kentucky:
Carolina anglepod		Endangered
Maryland:
anglepod		Endangered

More Accounts and Images:
Matelea carolinensis (Jacq.) Woodson

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 30369.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

Related Web Sites:
Matelea carolinensis (Jacq.) Woodson

NC-Plant Fact Sheet

TN-Vanderbilt University

Wildflowers of the Southeastern U.S.

Time Generated: 05/21/2013 12:11 AM CDT