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]

Metastelma arizonicum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Metastelma
Species:
M. arizonicum
Binomial name
Metastelma arizonicum
Synonyms[1]
  • Cynanchum arizonicum (A.Gray) Shinners
  • Metastelma watsonianum Standl.

References

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  1. ^ "Metastelma arizonicum A.Gray". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
  2. ^ Sundell, A. 1993. Asclepiadaceae, Milkweed Family. Journal of the Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science 27:169-187.
  3. ^ Shinners, L.H. Sida 1(6): 365. 1964.
  4. ^ Gray, A. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 19: 85. 1883.