Honeyvine

Cynanchum laeve (Michx.) Pers.

Milkweed family

Plant Type

Vine, Forb/herb

Life Cycle

Perennial

Mature Height

30.0 feet

Flower Color

White

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer

Ecosystem & Wildlife

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

Larval Host 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.