Gonolobus reticulatus
Pearl Milkweed
Synonym: Matelea reticulata
Characteristics
- General - Native perennial vine.
- Environment - Grows in heavy brush, opposite leaves, upright growth habit.
- Flowers - Petals, small sepals not visible from front, stigma, short peduncle.
- Foliage - Opposite leaves, short petiole, hairs on bottom surface.
- Stem - Nodes each with 2 petioles, hirsute.
- Fruit - Long, slender, spiny pod enclosing many long silk strands attached to each seed.
Plants as seen in their local environment
Flower - 5 petals, sepals not visible.
Foliage - Leaf upper surface.
Foliage - Leaf lower surface and petiole, all hirsute.
Stem Structures - Node with stem and 2 opposing petioles, all hirsute.
Stem Structures - Twining form.
Stem Structures - Raised hairs.
Fruit - Juvenile form with sepals, peduncle.
Fruit - Full sized.
Fruit - Mature pod and associated seeds.
Future Photos
- Better sepals
- Opposite leaves
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