Honeyvine

Cynanchum laeve (Michx.) Pers. - Milkweed family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 30.0 feet

Plant Type: Vine, Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: White

Bloom Time: Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Butterflies; Monarchs; Larval Host (Monarch); Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Honeyvine: Danaus plexippus, Euchaetes egle

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia
  • CAN:  Ontario
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (I)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.