Plants Profile for Matelea obliqua (climbing milkvine)

General Information
Symbol:	MAOB2
Group:	Dicot
Family:	Asclepiadaceae
Duration:	Perennial
Growth Habit:	Forb/herb Vine
Native Status:	L48 N
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	Native		Introduced		Both		Absent/Unreported
	Native, No County Data		Introduced, No County Data		Both, No County Data

Native Status:

L48

NAV

CAN

SPM

Images

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©Thomas G. Barnes. Barnes, T.G., and S.W. Francis. 2004. Wildflowers and ferns of Kentucky. University Press of Kentucky. Usage Requirements.

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: 38. Provided by Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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: 39. Provided by Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

Synonyms

Symbol	Scientific Name
GOOB	Gonolobus obliquus (Jacq.) R. Br. ex Schult.
GOSH2	Gonolobus shortii A. Gray
MASH2	Matelea shortii (A. Gray) Woodson
ODOB	Odontostephana obliqua (Jacq.) Alexander
ODSH	Odontostephana shortii (A. Gray) Alexander
VIOB2	Vincetoxicum obliquum (Jacq.) Britton
VISH3	Vincetoxicum shortii (A. Gray) Britton

Classification

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Rank	Scientific Name and Common Name
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 obliqua (Jacq.) Woodson – climbing milkvine

Subordinate Taxa

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Legal Status

Threatened and Endangered Information:
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.
Illinois climbing milkweed Threatened
Indiana Gonolobus obliquus angle pod Rare
Maryland climbing milkweed Endangered
Ohio angle-pod Threatened
Pennsylvania oblique milkvine Endangered

Wetland Status

Interpreting Wetland Status