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Antigonon leptopus

Antigonon leptopus
Photographer: Mark A. Dimmitt
ID: ASDM00844
Copyright: © 2003 ASDM
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Date: October 2003
Location: cultivated at ASDM
Scientific Name: Antigonon leptopus
English Name: queen's wreath, coral vine, confederate vine
Spanish Name: sanmiguelito, flor de san miguel, coronella, coronillo, bellissima, cadeña de amor

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This species is present in the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum's live collection.



Polygonaceae (buckwheat family)

The buckwheat family has 1200 species of trees, shrubs, herbs, and vines worldwide and is well represented in the Sonoran Desert. Buckwheat, rhubarb, and sorrel are edible members.

— Mark A. Dimmitt,
A Natural History of the Sonoran Desert (ASDM Press, 2000)