Agdestis clematidea Moc. & Sessé ex Dc.

Rockroot (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Phytolaccaceae > Agdestis

Characteristics

Stems climbing, to 25 m, pubescent to glabrate. Leaves: petiole 2-5 cm; blade ovate to reniform, to 9 × 5.5 cm, base cordate, apex obtuse to rounded, often mucronate. Panicles 4-15 cm; peduncle 2-10 cm; pedicel 1-10 mm. Flowers: sepals white to greenish white, reticulate-veined, oblong to ovate or obovate, 4-6.5 mm. Cypselas 2.5 mm (perhaps not maturing in se U.S.), crowned by winglike sepals to 6 × 3 mm.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support climber
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Distribution

Agdestis clematidea world distribution map, present in Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:323287-2
WFO ID wfo-0000911997
COL ID 65QP2
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Synonyms

Agdestis clematidea Agdestis teterrima