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Twining soldierbush
Myriopus volubilis
Boraginaceae
 
Dimensions: N/A; a trailing or twining vine to 20 feet or more

Plant Map Map of select IRC data from peninsular Florida.

Nutritional Requirements:

Flower Color: Green

Fruit: Small green drupe that blackens with age

Wildlife and Ecology: Nectar plant for obscure skipper (Panoquina panoquinoides) and other butterflies.

References: Hammer 2004


Other data on Myriopus volubilis available from:

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants


 
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