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Rubiaceae

Sewer vine

Paederia cruddasiana Prain

Family
Rubiaceae
Genus
Paederia

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Sewer vine: Paederia cruddasiana
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
Chinese
臭雞屎藤, 臭鸡屎藤, 臭鸡矢藤
English
Sewer vine

Synonyms

  • Paederia aestivalis Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.
  • Paederia autumnalis Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.
  • Paederia cruddasiana subsp. microcarpa (Kurz) Puff
  • Paederia foetida var. microcarpa Kurz

Characteristics

Growth habit
Vine
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: introduced

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Sources: classification, synonyms 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.