Family Name | Polygonaceae |
Scientific name | Antigonon leptopus |
Common name | Mexican Creeper, coral vine or San Miguelito Vine |
Growth habit | a fast growing, evergreen vine, climbing with tendrils that will reach 40 feet (13 meters) |
Leaf | cordate (heart shaped), sometimes triangular leaves 2½ to 7½ cm long |
Flower | the flowers are borne in panicles, clusted along the rachis producing pink or white flowers from spring to autumn |
Fruit | Fruit is a trigonous , biconvex , or biconcaveachene; seed with straight or curved embryo and copiousendosperm. |
More to learn | The seeds can be boiled and made fried cakes |
Properties | Cannot find |
Treats | Cannot find |
Reference | General information on Gallery on General information on |