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Vincetoxicum auriculatum is a climbing vine from the dogbane family, native to mountain shrubland in the Himalayas and western China, known in Chinese as niu pi xiao. It is rarely grown in gardens, and care notes below are general guidance for members of this genus.
Vincetoxicum auriculatum, synonym Cynanchum auriculatum, is a species of climbing vine. Its Chinese name is niu pi xiao [ 牛皮消 ] (leather eater). V. auriculatum flowers between June and August; fruiting from August all the way to December.
Vincetoxicum auriculatum is native to Asian temperate and tropical regions; found in China (in Sichuan, Xizang, and Yunnan provinces), Bhutan, Nepal, and the northern parts of Pakistan and India (it is also native to Kashmir). Its habitat is mountainous shrubland terrain, at elevations from 2800 to 3600 meters.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Vincetoxicum auriculatum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
