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Periploca graeca (grecian silkvine; silkvine)

Synonyms: Asclepias dioscoridis; Periploca graeca var. vestita; Periploca laeta; Periploca maculata

Wikipedia Abstract

Periploca graeca, the silkvine is an ornamental plant in the Apocynaceae family. It is native to southern Europe and the Middle East, and is sparingly naturalized in scattered locations in the eastern United States.
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Attributes

Flower Type [1]  Hermaphrodite
Hazards [1]  The sap and the fruit is poisonous;
Leaf Type [1]  Deciduous
Lifespan [2]  Perennial
Scent [1]  The scent of the flowers is considered to be unpleasant by some people.
Structure [1]  Vine
Height [1]  30 feet (9 m)
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Dune litoranee di Torre del Lago 304 Italy  
Kavkazskiy Biosphere Reserve Ia 692723 Krasnodar, Karachay-Cherkessia, Adygea, Russia
Lago e Padule di Massacciuccoli 4710 Italy  
Macchia lucchese 1003 Italy  
Selva Pisana 23863 Italy  

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

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♦ 1Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
♦ 2USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0