Funastrum utahense Calflora

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Taxon Report

Funastrum utahense (Engelm.) Liede & Meve

Utah vine milkweed

2019 Diane Etchison

2016 Fred Melgert

2010 Neal Kramer

2019 Ron Vanderhoff

2020 Alicia Baumann

Funastrum utahense is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

also called Cynanchum utahense

California Rare Plant Rank: 4.2 (limited distribution).


	Plant Range Observation Search (211 records) Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Genus:	Funastrum
Family:	Apocynaceae (Asclepiadaceae)
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Creosote Bush Scrub

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS

Alternate Names:


JEF	Astephanus utahense
JEF + CNPS	Cynanchum utahense

Information about Funastrum utahense from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape CNPS Inventory: 4.2 Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 06/07/2023).