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Matelea baldwyniana
Baldwin's milkvine is a perennial climbing or trailing vine native to the central and southeastern United States, with white flowers and milky sap. It grows best in open woodland edges and clearings with some sun and well-drained soil.
Matelea baldwyniana is a species of climbing or trailing vine with white flowers in the family Apocynaceae (dogbane), known by the common name Baldwin's milkvine and white spinypod. It previously belonged to the family Asclepiadaceae (milkweed). It is native to the central and southeastern United States.
Matelea baldwyniana is native to the central and southeastern United States in the states of Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida. The plant is mostly present in Arkansas and Missouri, with only isolated populations or historical references in the other states. Its habitat is forest clearings, woods, slopes of ravines, glades, and savannas.
Alabama milkvine · Maroon Carolina milkvine · Matelea chimboracensis · Prairie milkvine · Oldfield milkvine · Matelea ecuadorensis · Florida milkvine · Matelea harlingii · Matelea honorana · Matelea jaramilloi · Climbing milkvine · Matelea orthoneura
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