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Metaplexis japonica (Thunb.) Makino
rough potato
Symbol: MEJA
Group: Dicot
Family: Asclepiadaceae
Growth Habit: Vine
Duration: Perennial
U.S. Nativity: Introduced

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Plant Distribution by State

Metaplexis japonica (Thunb.) Makino

MEJA

Iowa

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Related Taxa:
Metaplexis japonica (Thunb.) Makino

View 22 genera in Asclepiadaceae, 1 species in Metaplexis

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Classification:
Metaplexis japonica (Thunb.) Makino

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.
   
    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 Metaplexis R. Br. – metaplexis
                               Species Metaplexis japonica (Thunb.) Makino – rough potato

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Introduced Information:
Metaplexis japonica (Thunb.) Makino
This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Metaplexis japonica (Thunb.) Makino

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 503821.

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