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Matelea obliqua

(Jacq.) Woods.

Climbing Milkvine

G4Apparently Secure (G4?) Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.151302

Element CodePDASC0A0G0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderGentianales

FamilyApocynaceae

GenusMatelea

Synonyms

Gonolobus obliquus(Jacq.) R. Br. ex J.A. Schultes

Other Common Names

climbing milkvine (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Review Date1988-12-15

Change Date1988-12-15

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (1)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Tennessee	SNR	Yes
North Carolina	S1	Yes
Kentucky	S4	Yes
Illinois	S1	Yes
District of Columbia	SX	Yes
Indiana	S3	Yes
West Virginia	S3	Yes
Maryland	S1	Yes
Virginia	S4	Yes
Ohio	S3	Yes
Georgia	S1	Yes
Mississippi	S2	Yes
Alabama	SNR	Yes
Pennsylvania	S1	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (2)

Arkansas (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Clifty Canyon	Ozark-St. Francis National Forest	1,963

Virginia (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Price Mountain	Jefferson National Forest	9,119

References (2)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2023. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 14. Magnoliophyta: Gentianaceae to Hydroleaceae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiv + 505 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.