Periploca graeca
Grecian Silkvine, Silkvine
Also known as: Asclepias dioscoridis Fraas +3 more
- Asclepias dioscoridis Fraas
- Periploca graeca var. vestita Rohlena
- Periploca laeta Salisb.
- Periploca maculata Moench
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Apocynaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a climbing subshrub.
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Originating in Temperate Asia and Europe, Periploca graeca (commonly known as Grecian Silkvine or Silkvine) is a climbing shrub belonging to the Apocynaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Shrub
Plant Type
Climber / Vine
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, Middle Asia, Southeastern Europe, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Albania, Bulgaria, East Aegean Is., Greece, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Lebanon-Syria, North Caucasus, Palestine, Romania, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Yugoslavia
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Algeria, Connecticut, France, Kansas, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., Spain, Tennessee, Texas