User:DaniiB1/Cynanchum laeve

Description
Cynanchum Laeve is a perennial twinning plant. C. Laeve is known as a milkweed and belongs to the Asclepiadoideae because it has a milky sap and milkweed pods. C. Laeve has a deep vertical taproot and several lateral roots. The stem of the C. Laeve are vine-like and can reach of to 20 feet long. C. Laeve has leaves that grow opposite from each other and have a heart-like shape. The flowers of the C. Laeve are white and grow in sets of 5 and are vase shaped that flower from July to September. The seeds of the C. Laeve are dispersed through the wind.

Growth
Cynanchum Laeve is a honey vine plant. Vines are "climbing plants", meaning they usually grow around and on objects such as rocks or dead wood. This species of Vines is extremely invasive and Once their flowers bloom and seed pods burst, they are hard to get rid of. Vines have very long stems and can also be woody or herbaceous. Cynanchum Laeve, however, does not undergo secondary woody growth. Although Cynanchum Laeve is incapable of thickening, It does undergo primary growth. The apical meristem is located at the tip of the central stem. From the apical meristem, new leaves form and grow as the plant ages. leaves can grow as big as 3 to 7 inches. Their vines can grow upwards to 30 feet in height. Cynanchum Laeve grow laterally and upward towards the sunlight. The blooming period of Cynanchum Laeve is during midsummer to early fall and lasts 1-2 months. Roots of Cynanchum Laeve also undergo primary growth and are very fibrous.

Distribution and Habitat
Cynanchum Laeve is native to the United States. It is generally found in the eastern and central parts of the U.S. It also has relatives in Africa and Australia that are toxic to livestock, but the species in the United States have never been proven toxic.

C. Laeve usually grows along roads, riverbanks, thickets, disturbed sites, fields used for cultivation and fence rows.

Order:- Gentianales, Family:- Apocynaceae