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Antigonon leptopus

Antigonon leptopus

Found in cultivated and persisting; commonly cultivated, rarely persisting or escaping. Weakley, Flora of the Southeastern United States (2025), South Central edition What its natural habitat tells you

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Harmful

Not native to Mississippi. How scores work Is it native here?

Profile 18%

Soil moisture
Somewhat dry to average

Do not plant. Listed invasive in Mississippi.

At a glance

Not yet recorded · Height · Spread · Light · Life cycle · Leaves · Bloom

This plant is missing most of its facts, so Quercus is looking them up in old botany books.

Recorded in 1 Mississippi county.

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

1CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including MS

Genus host records with ranges including MS · Antigonon

  • Acharia stimuleaSaddleback Caterpillar Moth
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
—BeesSoutheastern regional records
—Specialist beesPollen specialists
—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim
Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
POLYGONACEAE

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Conservation status

Mississippi rankSNA
Global rankNot available
MS statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source

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