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Cynanchum laeve (Michx.) Pers.
honeyvine
Symbol: CYLA
Group: Dicot
Family: Asclepiadaceae
Growth Habit: Vine
Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
U.S. Nativity: Native
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Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Northeast National Technical Center, Chester, PA. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Guidelines.

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Plant Synonyms:
CYLA Cynanchum laeve (Michx.) Pers.
 

AMAL3

Ampelamus albidus (Nutt.) Britt.
 

GOLA5

Gonolobus laevis Michx.
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State Distributional Map for CYLA
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Plant Distribution by State

Cynanchum laeve (Michx.) Pers.

CYLA

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Kansas distribution information North Carolina distribution information Illinois distribution information West Virginia distribution information Virginia distribution information Kentucky distribution information Missouri distribution information Iowa distribution information Arkansas distribution information Tennessee distribution information linked offsite at Univerity of Tennessee Herbarium Georgia distribution information Florida distribution information linked offsite at USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Related Taxa:
Cynanchum laeve (Michx.) Pers.

View 22 genera in Asclepiadaceae, 24 species in Cynanchum

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Classification:
Cynanchum laeve (Michx.) Pers.

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    Kingdom Plantae – Plants
       Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
          Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
             Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
                Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
                   Subclass Asteridae –
                      Order Gentianales –
                         Family Asclepiadaceae – Milkweed family
                            Genus Cynanchum L. – swallow-wort
                               Species Cynanchum laeve (Michx.) Pers. – honeyvine

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Threatened and Endangered Plant Information:
Cynanchum laeve (Michx.) Pers.
This plant is listed by the U. S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.
Pennsylvania:
       smooth swallow-wort     Endangered

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Invasive Information:
Cynanchum laeve (Michx.) Pers.
        honeyvine milkweed
        climbing milkweed
        honeyvine
        sandvine
    Ampelamus albidus (Nutt.) Britt.
        honeyvine milkweed
This plant and the synonym italicized and indented above are listed as invasive weeds by the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants of the U.S.
KY   Haragan, P.D.. 1991. Weeds of Kentucky and Adjacent States: A Field Guide. The University Press of Kentucky. Lexington, Kentucky.. 278pp.
 
NE&GP;   Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska.. 589pp.
 
SWSS   Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois..
 

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Wetland Indicator Status:*
Cynanchum laeve (Michx.) Pers.
AMAL3: Ampelamus albidus (Nutt.) Britt.
Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FAC FAC FAC FAC NO FAC FAC NO NO NO NO NO NO NO

      *for this plant and/or its synonyms

Wetland Data InformationInterpreting wetland indicator status

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Cynanchum laeve (Michx.) Pers.

View species account or photographs from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.
View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 501893.
View photographs from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

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Related Web Sites:
Cynanchum laeve (Michx.) Pers.

    Purdue University, Botany Department: no-till abstract & images
    Virginia: abstract & image

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