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Scientific name:Matelea decipiens (Alexander) Woodson
Synonym: Gonolobus decipiens (Alexander) L.M. Perry Common name: Oldfield milkvine
Family: Asclepiadaceae; Milkweed Origin: Native Habitat: banks of stream, woodland margins
Image: Matelea decipiens (Alexander) Woodson in the flatwoods of the Berry College Campus, Mt. Berry, GA; May 30, 2009
Comments: At Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts there is herbarium specimen GH/ Matelea decipiens (Alexander) Woodson collected in Rome, Floyd County, Georgia by Alvin W. Chapman (1809-1899) in 1882.
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Last updated on January 13, 2011.
References : Botanical Exploration in Floyd County, Georgia
© Copyright Zvezdana Ukropina-Crawford! 2009.-2011.,
1. Fernald, Merritt L. Gray's Manual of Botany 8ed. New York: D.Van Nostrand, 1970: 1177
2. Harvard University Herbaria (http://www.huh.harvard.edu/ ),
Cambridge, 22 Divinity Avenue, Massachusetts 02138, USA
3. Image by Zvezdana Ukropina-Crawford
4. USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.
Flatwoods at Berry College, Mt. Berry, Floyd County, Northwest Georgia, United States
A.W. Chapman collection from Floyd County, Georgia
Athens, Georgia, U.S.A.