Metastelma arizonicum, synonym Cynanchum arizonicum, the Arizona swallow-wort or Arizona climbing milkweed, is a plant native to Arizona, New Mexico and Sonora. It is a twining, herbaceous vine with whitish to yellow flowers, growing on rocky slopes and in canyons of desert mountain ranges.[2][3][4]
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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: | Metastelma |
| Species: | M. arizonicum
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| Metastelma arizonicum | |
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References
edit- ^ "Metastelma arizonicum A.Gray". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
- ^ Sundell, A. 1993. Asclepiadaceae, Milkweed Family. Journal of the Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science 27:169-187.
- ^ Shinners, L.H. Sida 1(6): 365. 1964.
- ^ Gray, A. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 19: 85. 1883.
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