Matelea carolinensis

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Species Distribution Map
Family:APOCYNACEAE
Species:Matelea carolinensis (Jacq.) Woodson
Common Name:Carolina Milkvine; Carolina Spinypod
Habitat:Rich woods and ravine slopes.
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Vine
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:MACA9
Plant Notes:Carolina Milkvine is a native herbaceous perennial vine in the Dogbane family (Apocynaceae). It is found throughout Alabama. Carolina Milkvine occurs in hardwood or mixed pine-hardwood forests, on ravine slopes, in prairie woods, and along road or powerline right-of-ways. It is a perennial, herbaceous, twining vine up to 8 feet in length. The stems are green in color and slightly pubescent. Leaves are opposite, petiolate, ovate to elliptic in outline, cordate at the base, slightly pubescent, and entire. Both stems and leaves emit a milky white latex when injured. Flowers are produced in racemes or panicles in the axils of the leaves. The calyx is 5-lobed, pubescent, and green in color. The corolla is rotate with 5 triangular spreading lobes, and is glandular-puberulent. The corolla is usually purple-to-maroon in color, but yellowish flowered plants are not uncommon. There is a dark maroon ring surrounding the corona. The corona is 10-lobed (5 short broad lobes alternating with 5 narrower 2-toothed lobes). The fruit is a spiny green follicle. The seed are flattened disc-shape with a tuft of long white hairs. Carolina Milkvine is sometimes available from native plant nurseries. It prefers a moist, organic rich soil in full to partial sun. The plants require a trellis or other support to climb on.—A. Diamond.
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native
References:**
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

FamilyAPOCYNACEAE - Dogbane family
Genus Matelea
Species Matelea carolinensis (Jacq.) Woodson - Carolina Milkvine; Carolina Spinypod

Citation

Citation Matelea carolinensis (Jacquin) Woodson, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 28(2): 228. 1941.
Basionym: Cynanchum carolinense Jacq. 1788.
Type: **

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Gonolobus carolinensis    
Odontostephana carolinensis    
Vincetoxicum carolinense    
Vincetoxicum hirsutum    

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: Baldwin, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun, Cleburne, Colbert, Conecuh, Coosa, Cullman, Dale, Dallas, DeKalb, Etowah, Franklin, Geneva, Greene, Hale, Houston, Jackson, Jefferson, Lawrence, Lee, Limestone, Lowndes, Macon, Madison, Marshall, Morgan, Randolph, Russell, St. Clair, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AMAL, AUA, BRIT, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, UNAF, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1989 - 2020

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
AUA000031120 Lee 2 Jun 1987 Freeman, John D.
S. N.		 AUA
Matelea Carolinensis (Jacq.) Woods.
UNA00068587 Cullman _ May _ Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Matelea carolinensis (Jacq.) Woods.
TROY000001316 Dale 20 Apr 2000 Pennington, Tiffany
572		 TROY
Matelea carolinensis (Jacquin) Woodson
JSU120448 Jefferson 17 May 1984 Barber, J. Patrick
560		 JSU
Matelea carolinensis (Jacquin) Woodson
AMAL00010904 Randolph 17 Aug 1988 Nixon, Christoper F.
4193		 AMAL
Matelea carolinensis (Jacquin) Woodson
UNA00069314 Tuscaloosa 26 May 1975 Phillips, Chip
36		 UNA
Matelea carolinensis (Jacq.) Schultes
UNA00068588 Tuscaloosa 16 May 1874 Smith, Eugene A.
s.n.		 UNA
Matelea carolinensis (Jacq.) Woods.
UNA00054110 Blount 10 May 1998 Keener, Brian R.
760		 UNA
Matelea carolinensis (Jacq.) Woods.
SAMF0008345 Blount 03 May 2023 Davenport, L.J.
7077		 SAMF
Matelea carolinensis (Jacquin) Woodson
JSU120454 Randolph 17 Aug 1988 Nixon, Christopher F.
4193		 JSU
Matelea carolinensis (Jacquin) Woodson
UWAL0053301 Randolph 23 Jun 2019 Spaulding, Daniel D.
15919		 UWAL
Matelea carolinensis (Jacq.) Woods.
UNA00058937 Blount 10 May 1999 Kral, Robert
88293		 UNA
Matelea carolinensis (Jacq.) Woods.
JSU120445 Jackson 25 May 1982 Whetstone, R. David
11218		 JSU
Matelea carolinensis (Jacquin) Woodson
JSU120442 Etowah 11 May 1994 Hodge, Lesley M.
1450		 JSU
Matelea carolinensis (Jacquin) Woodson
TROY000001320 Macon 16 Jun 1978 Kral, Robert
62028		 TROY
Matelea carolinensis (Jacquin) Woodson
JSU120444 Jackson 30 Apr 1981 Whetstone, R. David
10600		 JSU
Matelea carolinensis (Jacquin) Woodson
UNA00068585 Jackson _ Aug 1899 Biltmore Herbarium
s.n.		 UNA
Matelea carolinensis (Jacq.) Woods.
TROY000016970 St. Clair 27 May 2007 Keener, Brian R.
3621		 TROY
Matelea carolinensis (Jacquin) Woodson
AUA000031121 Macon 9 May 1969 Moore, Harold D.
193-69		 AUA
Matelea Carolinensis (Jacq.) Woods.
TROY000001318 Houston 30 Apr 1998 MacDonald, John R.
11086		 TROY
Matelea carolinensis (Jacquin) Woodson
UWAL0000416 St. Clair 27 May 2007 Keener, Brian R.
3621		 UWAL
Matelea carolinensis (Jacq.) Woods
JSU120451 Marshall 2 Jun 1975 Whetstone, R. David
4197		 JSU
Matelea carolinensis (Jacquin) Woodson
AUA000031117 Coosa 23 Jun 1973 Redmond, Bill
84		 AUA
Matelea Carolinensis (Jacq.) Woods.
TROY000037850 Lowndes 30 May 2013 Webb, Wayne K.
s.n.		 TROY
Matelea carolinensis (Jacquin) Woodson
ALNHS00004401 Colbert 13 Jul 2016 Barger, T. Wayne
FH-697		 ALNHS
Matelea carolinensis (Jacq.) Woods.
UWAL0030154 Blount 30 Apr 2011 Keener, Brian R.
6411		 UWAL
Matelea carolinensis (Jacq.) Woods
UWAL0057099 Bibb 22 Apr 2020 Keener, Brian R.
11766		 UWAL
Matelea carolinensis (Jacq.) Woodson
JSU120450 Jefferson 23 May 1985 Barber, J. Patrick
1523		 JSU
Matelea carolinensis (Jacquin) Woodson
AUA000031116 Lee 21 May 1979 Keyser, T.
124		 AUA
Matelea Carolinensis (Jacq.) Woods.
ALNHS00001916 Dallas 23 May 2013 Barger, T. Wayne
OC-669		 ALNHS
Matelea carolinensis (Jacq.) Woods.
JSU120438 Calhoun 17 May 1986 Lawler, Carol L.
498		 JSU
Matelea carolinensis (Jacquin) Woodson
TROY000014188 Tallapoosa 27 Apr 2006 Barger, T. Wayne
136		 TROY
Matelea carolinensis (Jacquin) Woodson
JSU120443 Jackson 4 Jun 1975 Whetstone, R. David
4162		 JSU
Matelea carolinensis (Jacquin) Woodson
TROY000014187 Madison 22 Jul 1997 Thelkeld, Steven J.
1064		 TROY
Matelea carolinensis (Jacquin) Woodson
JSU120456 St. Clair 22 May 1972 Whetstone, R. David
s.n.		 JSU
Matelea carolinensis (Jacquin) Woodson
UNA00068586 Hale 24 May 1893 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Matelea carolinensis (Jacq.) Woods.
UNA00073759 Lowndes 30 May 2013 Webb, Wayne K.
s.n.		 UNA
Matelea carolinensis (Jacq.) Woods.
JSU120453 Marshall 21 May 1992 Spaulding, Daniel D.
1764		 JSU
Matelea carolinensis (Jacquin) Woodson
TROY000045197 Geneva 20 Apr 2017 Byrd, Cameron
1013		 TROY
Matelea carolinensis (Jacquin) Woodson
TROY000038188 Conecuh 28 Jul 2013 Diamond, Alvin R.
24401		 TROY
Matelea carolinensis (Jacquin) Woodson
JSU120452 Marshall 30 Aug 1992 Spaulding, Daniel D.
2769		 JSU
Matelea carolinensis (Jacquin) Woodson
UWAL0045398 Bullock 07 Jun 2018 Soehren, Eric C.
564		 UWAL
Matelea carolinensis (Jacq.) Woodson
TROY000037735 Butler 05 May 2013 Diamond, Alvin R.
23987		 TROY
Matelea carolinensis (Jacquin) Woodson
AMAL00005896 Madison 22 Jul 1997 Threlkeld, Steven J.
1064		 AMAL
Matelea carolinensis (Jacq.) Woodson
TROY000001317 Geneva 10 May 1998 MacDonald, John R.
11202		 TROY
Matelea carolinensis (Jacquin) Woodson
UWAL0000417 St. Clair 26 May 2008 Keener, Brian R.
4493		 UWAL
Matelea carolinensis (Jacq.) Woods
SAMF0005131 Jefferson 12 May 1955 Smith, Joanna
s.n.		 SAMF
Matelea carolinensis (Jacquin) Woodson
AUA000031125 Tallapoosa 3 May 1954 Rausch, R.A.
 AUA
Matelea Carolinensis (Jacq.) Woods.
TROY000039272 Conecuh 15 May 2014 Webb, Wayne K.
s.n.		 TROY
Matelea carolinensis (Jacquin) Woodson
ALNHS00003886 Colbert 11 May 2016 Barger, T. Wayne
FH-697		 ALNHS
Matelea carolinensis (Jacq.) Woods.
AUA000031123 Morgan 13 May 1972 Williams, Susan
127		 AUA
Matelea Carolinensis (Jacq.) Woods.
UWAL0057098 Bibb 22 Apr 2020 Keener, Brian R.
11766		 UWAL
Matelea carolinensis (Jacq.) Woodson
BRIT67063 Hale 13 May 2003 Diamond, Alvin R.
13906		 BRIT
Matelea carolinensis (Jacquin) Woodson
JSU120449 Jefferson 18 May 1984 Barber, J. Patrick
551		 JSU
Matelea carolinensis (Jacquin) Woodson
AUA000031122 Madison 22 May 1965 Joyner, H.W.
 AUA
Matelea Carolinensis (Jacq.) Woods.
UNA00069315 Tuscaloosa 28 Apr 1963 Williams, Norris H.
97		 UNA
Matelea carolinensis (Jacq.) Woods.
ALNHS00002096 Limestone 16 Jun 2013 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#1171		 ALNHS
Matelea carolinensis (Jacq.) Woods.
UNAF0000678 Limestone 19 May 1973 Goode, Nila A.
000234		 UNAF
Matelea carolinensis (Jacquin) Woodson
TROY000014184 Hale 13 May 2003 Diamond, Alvin R.
13906		 TROY
Matelea carolinensis (Jacquin) Woodson
TROY000037648 Coosa 20 May 2013 Diamond, Alvin R.
24065		 TROY
Matelea carolinensis (Jacquin) Woodson
JSU120455 St. Clair 22 May 1972 Whetstone, R. David
RDW-28		 JSU
Matelea carolinensis (Jacquin) Woodson
UNA00068584 Baldwin 18 May 1888 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Matelea carolinensis (Jacq.) Woods.
UNA00065565 St. Clair 16 May 1980 Kral, Robert
65093		 UNA
Matelea carolinensis (Jacq.) Woods.
JSU120447 Jackson 28 Apr 1994 Whetstone, R. David
s.n.		 JSU
Matelea carolinensis (Jacquin) Woodson
AUA000031124 Russell 18 May 1983 Mclendon, Dean B.
151		 AUA
Matelea Carolinensis (Jacq.) Woods.
TROY000014182 St. Clair 16 May 1980 Kral, Robert
65093		 TROY
Matelea carolinensis (Jacquin) Woodson
AMAL00007812 Macon 16 Jun 1978 Kral, Robert
62028		 AMAL
Matelea carolinensis (Jacq.) Woods
UNA00038545 Tuscaloosa 25 May 1989 Dixie, Terri
s.n.		 UNA
Matelea carolinensis (Jacq.) Woods.
UWAL0013016 Lowndes 30 May 2013 Webb, Wayne K.
s.n.		 UWAL
Matelea carolinensis (Jacquin) Woodson
BRIT67064 Morgan 03 Jun 1969 Kral, Robert
34863		 BRIT
Matelea carolinensis (Jacquin) Woodson
UWAL0032492 Franklin 16 May 2016 England, J. Kevin
6347		 UWAL
Matelea carolinensis (Jacquin) Woodson
UWAL0014157 Conecuh 28 Jul 2013 Diamond, Alvin R.
24401		 UWAL
Matelea carolinensis (Jacquin) Woodson
AUA000031118 Dale 16 May 1981 Richards, Robert
75		 AUA
Matelea Carolinensis (Jacq.) Woods.
TROY000014186 Jackson 27 May 1972 Whetstone, R. David
n.s.		 TROY
Matelea carolinensis (Jacquin) Woodson
JSU120441 Etowah 1 Jun 1996 Hodge-Spaulding, Lesley M.
4483		 JSU
Matelea carolinensis (Jacquin) Woodson
TROY000014183 Blount 23 May 1998 Keener, Brian R.
809		 TROY
Matelea carolinensis (Jacquin) Woodson
JSU120440 Cleburne 9 May 1994 Hruska, Susan E.
151		 JSU
Matelea carolinensis (Jacquin) Woodson
UNA00069318 Greene 25 May 1969 Thomas, Joab L.
2112		 UNA
Matelea carolinensis (Jacq.) Woods.
ALNHS00003787 Tallapoosa 19 Apr 2016 Taylor, Chris T.
SP#2234		 ALNHS
Matelea carolinensis (Jacq.) Woods.
JSU120437 Blount 10 May 1999 Kral, Robert
88293		 JSU
Matelea carolinensis (Jacquin) Woodson
UWAL0013761 Coosa 20 May 2013 Diamond, Alvin R.
24065		 UWAL
Matelea carolinensis (Jacquin) Woodson
ALNHS00006189 Madison 24 May 2018 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#4014		 ALNHS
Matelea carolinensis (Jacq.) Woods
JSU120439 Calhoun 27 May 1986 Lawler, Carol L.
603		 JSU
Matelea carolinensis (Jacquin) Woodson
TROY000034845 Butler 22 Apr 2012 Diamond, Alvin R.
22951		 TROY
Matelea carolinensis (Jacquin) Woodson
AUA000028207 Limestone 16 Jun 2013 Barger, T. Wayne
SP1171		 AUA
Matelea Carolinensis (Jacq.) Woods.
AUA000031119 DeKalb 11 May 1977 Atkinson, T.A.
2024		 AUA
Matelea Carolinensis (Jacq.) Woods.
TROY000032377 Butler 17 Apr 2011 Diamond, Alvin R.
21907		 TROY
Matelea carolinensis (Jacquin) Woodson
ALNHS00001145 Jefferson 11 Apr 2012 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#518		 ALNHS
Matelea carolinensis (Jacq.) Woods.
AMAL00015395 St. Clair 27 May 2007 Keener, Brian R.
3621		 AMAL
Matelea carolinensis (Jacq.) Woods.
UNA00058484 Blount 23 May 1998 Keener, Brian R.
809		 UNA
Matelea carolinensis (Jacq.) Woods.
TROY000001319 Lee 17 Jun 1978 Kral, Robert
62031		 TROY
Matelea carolinensis (Jacquin) Woodson
AMAL00007815 Lee 17 Jun 1978 Kral, Robert
62031		 AMAL
Matelea carolinensis (Jacq.) Woods
UNA00069317 Greene 25 Apr 1967 Naugle, Helen E.
233		 UNA
Matelea carolinensis (Jacq.) Woods.
UNA00069313 Tuscaloosa 14 Jun 1952 Cameron, M.L.
s.n.		 UNA
Matelea carolinensis (Jacq.) Woods.
UWAL0031587 Lawrence 16 May 2013 England, J. Kevin
4257		 UWAL
Matelea carolinensis (Jacquine) Woodson
SAMF0008116 Jefferson 18 Jun 2022 Davenport, L.J.
7024		 SAMF
Matelea carolinensis (Jacquin) Woodson
JSU120446 Jackson 22 May 1998 Brodeur, Kristin R.
708		 JSU
Matelea carolinensis (Jacquin) Woodson
UWAL0013724 Butler 05 May 2013 Diamond, Alvin R.
23987		 UWAL
Matelea carolinensis (Jacquin) Woodson
TROY000014185 Jackson 27 May 1972 Whetstone, R. David
n.s.		 TROY
Matelea carolinensis (Jacquin) Woodson
UWAL0000415 Jackson 08 Jun 1981 Kral, Robert
67374		 UWAL
Matelea carolinensis (Jacq.) Woods
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