Maroon Carolina Milkvine

Matelea carolinensis

Modest

Profile 47%

At a glance

Not yet recorded · Height · Spread · Light · Soil · Leaves · Bloom

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

Recorded in 19 Mississippi counties.

Ecological relationships

2CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including MS

Genus host records with ranges including MS · Matelea

0BeesSoutheastern regional records

0Specialist beesPollen specialists

—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

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

Growing sources and scope

Flower color · “Red, yellow, green, purple or brown” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Life cycle · “Perennial” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

Also known as

Maroon Carolina Spinypod

In your garden

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