Funastrum utahense, synonym Cynanchum utahense, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Funastrum of the family Apocynaceae,[2] known by the common names Utah swallow-wort and Utah vine milkweed. This relatively uncommon perennial vine is native to the Mojave Desert from California, Nevada, Utah and Arizona in the United States. This is a small vine with a highly branched, twining stem rarely exceeding a meter in length with which it physically supports itself on other shrubs and trees. It has small narrow leaves a few centimeters long. Its flowers are bright yellow to orange and grow in umbels. The fruit is a grooved follicle several centimeters long.[3][4][5][6][7]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Funastrum |
| Species: | F. utahense
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References
edit- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ a b c "Funastrum utahense (Engelm.) Liede & Meve". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-02-04.
- ^ Sundell, A. 1993. Asclepiadaceae, Milkweed Family. Journal of the Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science 27:169-187.
- ^ Altervista Flora of USA and Canada, Cynanchum utahense.
- ^ Woodson, R.E. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 28(2): 215. 1941.
- ^ Engelmann, G. American Naturalist 9(6): 349. 1875.
- ^ Liede, S., & U. Meve. Nordic Journal of Botany 22(5): 589. 2003.
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