Sand Vine Milkweed. This one can grow 40 feet long as the root syste. I ve never found any on my vines and never seen any adults using them either but if i give leaves to captive cats they ll eat them without any problems even if it s not their favorite.
If the monarchs and queens could vote this plant would be at the top of the list. A native from the eastern and central parts of the u s. The brown starlike spreading flowers of climbing milkweed differ from those of other milkweeds.
Some common names include blue vine milkweed honey vine milkweed sand vine honey vine climbing milkweed and smooth swallow wort.
Honeyvine milkweed ampelamus albidus or cynanchum laeve is a true milkweed species and therefore a host for monarch butterfly larvae. Also known as bluevine climbing milkweed dog s collar enslen s vine peavine sandvine smooth anglepod or smooth swallow wort. If the monarchs and queens could vote this plant would be at the top of the list. Cynanchum laeve is a vining perennial herb native to eastern and central u s.