Funastrum clausum (Jacquin) Schlechter. Common name: White Twinevine. Phenology: Apr-Oct (-Mar); Sep-Jan. Habitat: Hammocks, mangroves, marshes (salt or fresh), margins of swamps. Distribution: Peninsular FL; s. TX south through Mexico and Central America to South America.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Fl5, FNA14, K4, Meso4.1, Mex, S; = Sarcostemma clausum (Jacq.) Roem. & Schult. — Bah, WH3; Asclepias clausa Jacquin. Basionym: Asclepias clausa Jacq. 1760
Links to other floras: = Funastrum clausum - FNA14
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
- Great Plains: FACW
Heliophily ⓘ: 7
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