Chthamalia Pubiflora
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''Chthamalia pubiflora'' (syn. ''Matelea pubiflora''), the trailing milkvine or sandhill spiny pod, is a species of flowering plant in the
Apocynaceae Apocynaceae (, from '' Apocynum'', Greek for "dog-away") is a family of flowering plants that includes trees, shrubs, herbs, stem succulents, and vines, commonly known as the dogbane family, because some taxa were used as dog poison. Notable mem ...
family, native to southeastern Georgia and peninsular Florida. It is in the
Asclepiadaceae The Asclepiadoideae are a subfamily of plants in the family Apocynaceae. Formerly, it was treated as a separate family under the name Asclepiadaceae, e.g. by APG II, and known as the milkweed family. They form a group of perennial herbs, twinin ...
(milkweed) subfamily. A perennial vine, it has reddish-brown or light green flowers. The petals have long white hairs on them.


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Asclepiadoideae Flora of Florida Flora of Georgia (U.S. state) Plants described in 1844 {{Apocynaceae-stub