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Sunday, May 26, 2019

Maroon Carolina Milkvine (Matelea carolinensis)

Photographic Location: Cedars of Lebanon State Park in Middle Tennessee.

Asclepiadaceae (Milkweed Family)

Synonym(s): Carolina Anglepod, Climbing Milkweed

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Photographic Location: Cedars of Lebanon State Park in Middle Tennessee. 

Photographic Location: Cedars of Lebanon State Park in Middle Tennessee. 


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2 comments:

  1. Kris LightMay 26, 2019 at 12:13 PM

    Interesting flowers. Did you smell them? Maroon and brown flowers usually have a bad smell to attract flies and beetles as pollinators.

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  2. What's Blooming Now by George WallaceJuly 27, 2019 at 11:35 AM

    I did! I didn't detect any discernible odor. Smell can be a very valuable key to identifying plant species. Trilliums come to mind especially.

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