[Climbing Milkweeds: The Genus Funastrum in the Mountains and Deserts of the American Southwest]

Climbing Milkweed

Funastrum cynanchoides var. hartwegii

Synonyms: Funastrum cynanchoides subsp. heterophyllum; Philibertella hartwegii; Philibertia heterophylla; Sarcostemma cynanchoides subsp. hartwegii

Climbing Milkweed: Funastrum cynanchoides var. hartwegii (Synonyms: Funastrum cynanchoides subsp. heterophyllum; Philibertella hartwegii; Philibertia heterophylla; Sarcostemma cynanchoides subsp. hartwegii)

Climbing Milkweed: Funastrum cynanchoides var. hartwegii (Synonyms: Funastrum cynanchoides subsp. heterophyllum; Philibertella hartwegii; Philibertia heterophylla; Sarcostemma cynanchoides subsp. hartwegii) - Flower of Climbing Milkweed: Funastrum cynanchoides var. hartwegii (Synonyms: Funastrum cynanchoides subsp. heterophyllum; Philibertella hartwegii; Philibertia heterophylla; Sarcostemma cynanchoides subsp. hartwegii)

Climbing milkweed as seen climbing into vegetation and onto granitic boulders in the desert wash of Hornblend Canyon, located on the west side of Highway S-2 at about MP 26.1, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park..........March 30, 2010.
Paul Slichter