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