Apocynaceae
Plateau milkvine
Matelea edwardsensis
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Genus
- Matelea
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Plateau milkvine
Flowers
- In flower
- April (from 453 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: lanechaffin, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Turner Brockman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Craig Hensley, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Turner Brockman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Turner Brockman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Tyler Cannon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Cleveland Powell, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.