Antigonon leptopus

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Species Distribution Map
Family:POLYGONACEAE
Species:Antigonon leptopus Hook. & Arn.
Common Name:Queen's Jewels; Love Chain; Confederate Vine
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Vine
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:**
Plant Notes:Queen's Jewels is an introduced semi-woody vine in the Buckwheat family (Polygonaceae). It is native to Mexico. In Alabama it is sometimes cultivated and has escaped in the southeastern corner of the state. Queen's Jewels is a perennial from tuberous roots. It is a fast growing semi-woody or herbaceous vine climbing by tendrils. The stems are green or reddish in color, angled, and sparsely to densely pubescent. The stems will root when covered by soil. The leaves are alternate, petiolate, ciliate along the margins, and cordate or triangular in outline. The petiole is often winged and the blade is pubescent, especially along the veins. Flowers are produced in raceme-like terminal and axillary inflorescences. Flowers are bisexual with 5 ovate pink or white tepals. The outer 3 tepals are broader than the inner two tepals. Each flower has 8 stamens with yellow anthers and 3 styles. The fruit is an achene surrounded by the enlarged papery tepals. Queen's Jewels is listed as a category II invasive exotic in Florida. It grows very quickly and can exclude native species. It is spread by moving soil containing the tubers and from seed which can be spread by water and various animals. The tubers are edible and similar to potatoes. The fruit can be toasted and eaten like popcorn.—A. Diamond.
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Not Native
References:**
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyPOLYGONACEAE - Buckwheat family
Genus Antigonon
Species Antigonon leptopus Hook. & Arn. - Queen's Jewels; Love Chain; Confederate Vine

Citation

Citation Antigonon leptopus Hooker & Arnott, Bot. Beechey Voy. 308–309, t. 69. 1841 [1838].
Basionym: **
Type: MEXICO

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Antigonon cinerascens Antigonon cinerascens M. Martens & Galeotti, Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles 10(1): 355. 1843.  
Antigonon cordatum Antigonon cordatum M. Martens & Galeotti, Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles 10(1): 354. 1843.  
Antigonon platypus Antigonon platypus Hooker & Arnott, Bot. Beech. Voy. 308. 1840. MEXICO: Oaxaca: Tlacolola, s.d., Andrieux 117 (holotype: ?).
Corculum leptopus Corculum leptopus (Hooker & Arnott) Stuntz, U.S.D.A. Bur. Pl. Industr. Bull. 282: 86. 1913.Antigonon leptopus Hooker & Arnott 1838. 

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; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Dale, Geneva, Houston

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, TROY, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: -

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
TROY000043948 Houston 04 Aug 2016 Diamond, Alvin R.
27596		 TROY
Antigonon leptopus Hooker & Arnott
UWAL0010108 Dale 01 Nov 2011 Diamond, Alvin R.
22681		 UWAL
Antigonon legtopus Hooker & Arnott
ALNHS00008355 Geneva 15 Aug 2023 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#6171		 ALNHS
Antigonon leptopus Hook. & Arn.
UWAL0014128 Geneva 25 Aug 2013 Diamond, Alvin R.
24480		 UWAL
Antigonon leptopus Hooker & Arnott
TROY000034064 Dale 01 Nov 2011 Diamond, Alvin R.
22681		 TROY
Antigonon leptopus Hooker & Arnott
TROY000039839 Geneva 25 Aug 2013 Diamond, Alvin R.
24480		 TROY
Antigonon leptopus Hooker &Arnott
ALNHS00005274 Houston 24 OCT 2017 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#3463		 ALNHS
Antigonon leptopus Hook. & Arn.
ALNHS00008354 Geneva 15 Aug 2023 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#6171		 ALNHS
Antigonon leptopus Hook. & Arn.
UWAL0039285 Houston 04 Aug 2016 Diamond, Alvin R.
27596		 UWAL
Antigonon leptopus Hooker & Arnott
AUA_ACC_20725 Dale 30 Jul 1970 Moore, Harold D.
528		 AUA
Antigonon Leptopus Hook. & Arn.
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