Periploca graeca
| Silkvine | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Periploca graeca [1] | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Periploca |
| Species: | P. graeca |
| Binomial name | |
| Periploca graeca L. | |
Periploca graeca, the silkvine is an ornamental plant in the Apocynaceae family. It is native to southern Europe and the Middle East, and is sparingly naturalized in scattered locations in the eastern United States.[2][3][4][5]
References
- ↑ 1824 illustration from Sydenham Edwards, Botanical Register: Consisting of Coloured Figures of Exotic Plants, Cultivated in British Gardens, 1824
- ↑ Pink, A. (2004). Gardening for the Million. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.
- ↑ Go Botany, New England Wild Flower Society, Periploca graeca L. silkvine
- ↑ Altervista Flora Italiana, Periploca Maggiore, Periploca graeca L. includes distribution maps for Europe + North America
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map
External links
Media related to Periploca graeca at Wikimedia Commons
- Periploca graeca photo
- Periploca graeca - ibiblio.org
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