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Apocynaceae > Matelea (milkvine, spinypod)

Anglepod, Oldfield Milkvine (Matelea decipiens) Anglepod, Oldfield Milkvine, Deceptive Spinypod (Matelea decipiens)
Durham Co., NC
5 Aug 2006

Rare in NC, Matelea decipiens grows in thickets or wooded areas in high pH soils.

Anglepod, Oldfield Milkvine (Matelea decipiens) Anglepod, Oldfield Milkvine, Deceptive Spinypod (Matelea decipiens)
Durham Co., NC
5 Aug 2006


Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; Alan Weakley's Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Supplemental resources include USDA plants website, and NatureServe.


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