General: Hartweg's Twinevine (Funastrum cynanchoides ssp. hartwegii) is a vine with arrowhead shaped leaves and purple, milkweed flowers and elongate seedpods.
Hartweg's Twinevine is an uncommon component of desert and upland vegetation communities. It can be found on flats, in and along washes, and on bajadas into the lower mountains in the Lower Sonoran (Creosote-Bursage Flats) and Upper Sonoran (Mojave Desert Scrub and Pinyon-Juniper Woodland) life zones. The species also occurs in disturbed areas, such as along roads.
Family: Milkweed (Asclepiadaceae)
Other Names: Funastrum cynanchoides var. hartwegii, Sarcostemma cynanchoides ssp. hartwegii, Sarcostemma cynanchoides var. hartwegii
Plant Form: Vine
Height: Not tall, but grows on other plants |