Cynanchum laeve

ClassificationDicots
FamilyApocynaceae
Family (Traditional)
GenusCynanchum
Species:Cynanchum laeve (Michx.) Pers.
Common NameHoneyvine
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: CCNMP; Natural Area Presence: DRU; Natural Area Presence: GILES; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: LGS; Natural Area Presence: PK; Natural Area Presence: TRG; Natural Area Presence: UCR; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Xeric; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Leaf Arrangement: opposite; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: palmate; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Pollinium; Base Flower Color: White; Carpel Number/Pistil: 2; Fruit Complexity: Multiple; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Follicle; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Inflorescence Position: axillary; Inflorescence Types: corymb/cyme/umbel; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Ovules per Carpel: 13+; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Fusion: Yes; Petal Number: 5; Pistil Complexity: Compound; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Marginal; Sepal Fusion: Yes; Sepal Number: 5; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 5
C value 2
StatusNative; AGCP (FAC), EMP (FAC) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[S5] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms (3)

SynonymFull Citation
Ampelamus albidus Ampelamus albidus (Nutt.) Britton
Ampelamus laevis Ampelamus laevis (Michx.) Krings
Gonolobus laevis Gonolobus laevis Michx.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Anderson (KY), Ballard (KY), Barren (KY), Bracken (KY), Breckinridge (KY), Bullitt (KY), Calloway (KY), Campbell (KY), Christian (KY), Clark (KY), Cumberland (KY), Edmonson (KY), Estill (KY), Fayette (KY), Fleming (KY), Franklin (KY), Fulton (KY), Graves (KY), Henry (KY), Hickman (KY), Jackson (KY), Jefferson (KY), Kenton (KY), Lawrence (KY), Lewis (KY), Lyon (KY), McLean (KY), Madison (KY), Marion (KY), Martin (KY), Mason (KY), Mercer (KY), Muhlenberg (KY), Ohio (KY), Owen (KY), Pendleton (KY), Powell (KY), Robertson (KY), Rowan (KY), Scott (KY), Todd (KY), Trigg (KY), Trimble (KY), Warren (KY), Anderson (TN), Bedford (TN), Benton (TN), Blount (TN), Cannon (TN), Carroll (TN), Cheatham (TN), Claiborne (TN), Davidson (TN), DeKalb (TN), Dickson (TN), Dyer (TN), Fayette (TN), Franklin (TN), Giles (TN), Hamblen (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hardin (TN), Haywood (TN), Henry (TN), Houston (TN), Humphreys (TN), Jackson (TN), Jefferson (TN), Knox (TN), Lake (TN), Lauderdale (TN), McNairy (TN), Macon (TN), Marion (TN), Maury (TN), Montgomery (TN), Obion (TN), Putnam (TN), Roane (TN), Rutherford (TN), Sevier (TN), Shelby (TN), Stewart (TN), Sumner (TN), Tipton (TN), Williamson (TN), Wilson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, BOON, EKY, ETSU, HTTU, KNK, MDKY, MEM, TENN, UCHT, UOS, VDB

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1914 - 2016

Accession No. (click for full details)
County
State
Coll. Date
Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
APSC0040759 Anderson Kentucky
APSC
Cynanchum laeve
APSC0078103 Anderson Kentucky
APSC
Cynanchum laeve
TENN-V-0178552 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Ampelamus albidus
MEM006426 Ballard Kentucky 15 Jul 1972 Raymond Athey
1951
MEM
Ampelamus laevis
APSC0078847 Ballard Kentucky
APSC
Cynanchum laeve
31234100223211 Barren Kentucky 13 Sep 1993 Charles J. Lapham
235
EKY
Ampelamus laevis
BRIT71854 Bedford Tennessee 13 Aug 1969 R. Kral
36308
VDB
Cynanchum laeve
APSC0029002 Benton Tennessee
APSC
Cynanchum laeve
APSC0028998 Benton Tennessee
APSC
Cynanchum laeve
TENN-V-0178553 Blount Tennessee
TENN
Ampelamus albidus
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Plant Photos

Cynanchum laeve - Dwayne Estes
Cynanchum laeve - Dwayne Estes
Cynanchum laeve - Dwayne Estes
Cynanchum laeve - Dwayne Estes
Cynanchum laeve - Milo Pyne
Cynanchum laeve - Milo Pyne
Cynanchum laeve - Milo Pyne
Cynanchum laeve - Milo Pyne
Cynanchum laeve - Theo Witsell
Cynanchum laeve - Theo Witsell
Cynanchum laeve - Theo Witsell
Cynanchum laeve - Theo Witsell
Cynanchum laeve - Theo Witsell
Cynanchum laeve - Theo Witsell