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Summary
Taxonomic Note: This genus was formerly classified in the family Asclepiadaceae. Modern classifications include it within the Apocynaceae.
Physical Characteristics
Cynanchum acutum is a PERENNIAL CLIMBER growing to 3 m (9ft 10in). It is in flower in July. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Insects.
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist soil.
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Synonyms
Plant Habitats
Cultivated Beds;
Edible Uses
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Medicinal Uses
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None known
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Other Uses
Latex
The leaves and stems contain rubber[74].
Special Uses
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Cultivation details
Easily grown in ordinary garden soil[1]. A climbing plant, supporting itself by twining over other plants[219]. A very polymorphic species[74].
References Carbon Farming Information and Carbon Sequestration Information
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Plant Propagation
Seed - sow spring in the greenhouse. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for at least their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts. Division in spring.
Other Names
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Native Range
TEMPERATE ASIA: Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia (Ciscaucasia), Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russian Federation (Dagestan, Krasnodar, Stavropol), Russian Federation (Altay, Gorno-Altay, Novosibirsk, Omsk), Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Mongolia, China (Gansu Sheng, Hebei Sheng, Nei Mongol Zizhiqu, Ningxia Huizi Zizhiqu, Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu, Xizang Zizhiqu) TROPICAL ASIA: India (Jammu and Kashmir), Pakistan EUROPE: Russian Federation (Kalmykija, Respublika, Rostov), Ukraine (incl. Krym), Albania, Bulgaria, Greece (incl. Crete), Croatia, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), Romania, Spain (incl. Baleares), France, Portugal AFRICA: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia
Weed Potential
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Conservation Status
IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status :
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Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.
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