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Climbing milkweed.
Funastrum lineare

Family: Apocynaceae


What it is like

A vine.

Also put in the family Asclepiadaceae.


Where it is found

It is a temperate plant

Countries/locations it is found in

Mexico, North America, USA


How it is used for food

The plant is eaten raw with salt.

Edible parts

Leaves, fruit


How it is grown


Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Funastrum heterophyllum (Engl. ex Torr.) J. F. Macbr.; Sarcostemma cynanchoides subsp. hartwegii (Vail) R. W. Holm.; and others