Sandvine
Scientific Name:Cynanchum laeve
Altenative names, synonyms, exist for this plant. See RPC Plant Details and check the refernce websites for additional information.
Synonym:Ampelamus albidus
Common Name Synonyms: Bluevine, Honeyvine, Climbing Milkweed


NOTES: Milkweed family. Foliage lacks milky sap. Larval host plant for Monarch butterflies. Deer resistant.

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Sandvine
Genus species: Cynanchum laeve
     Synonym: Ampelamus albidus
Common Names: Sandvine
Bluevine
Honeyvine
Climbing Milkweed
Family Name: Apocynaceae  
Perennial herbs or woody vines, usually with milky sap; leaves simple, entire; flowers bisexual, regular, solitary or in cymes; fruit a pair of follicles; family includes many poisonous species.
    Alternate Family Name (Synonym): Asclepiadaceae  
Seed Type: Angiosperm
Origin:  
Native: native to North America.
Non-native: not native to North America.
Introduced Native: native to North
America, but not Rowe Woods.
* Definitions based on the USDA
terminology
Native
Category:Vine
Flower Color:White
CNC Habitat: Krippendorf Arboretum
Nature Playscape
Polinator Garden
Identified by:M. Becus
Months in Bloom:  
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