Silkvine | |
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Periploca graeca | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Apocynaceae |
Genus: | Periploca |
Species: | P. graeca |
Binomial name | |
Periploca graeca L. |
Periploca graeca, the silkvine is an ornamental plant in the Apocynaceae family. It is native to southern Europe and the Middle East, and is sparingly naturalized in scattered locations in the eastern United States.