Climbing Milkweed Vine Seed Pod Identification. The corona circle of petals around the center of the flower contains 5 hooded forms facing inwards. Fruit a large tapering pod circular in cross section not angled or ridged sand vine has confusingly been called angle pod in the past.
Native plant with interesting seed pods. You are astute to notice that the seed of this vine resemble milkweed seed. Cynanchum laeve is a vining perennial herb native to eastern and central u s.
Seed pods elongate and round in cross section are covered with rough bumps topped by soft prickly points.
It is a larval food of monarch butterflies and milkweed. Milkweed produces a fantastic seed pod that is large rather squishy and contains dozens of seeds each attached to a silky thread rather like a dandelion seed. This grass plant produces flat green seed pods scalloped in pink. Cynanchum laeve is a vining perennial herb native to eastern and central u s.