Identificaciones de vreinkymov

Long tangly vine with thin tendrils curling around and over a variety of plants in the area.

Desert Starvine (Brandegea bigelovii) Native, perennial, vine in the squash family, that is native to the deserts of California, Arizona and northern Mexico. It grows in canyons, washes and on sandy slopes. Leaves are dark green, deeply lobed, and dotted adaxially with white glands. The plant produces tendrils that wrap around stems of other plants. Flowers are white and tiny, with five pointed petals. The white glands and beaked fruit are characteristic.

Anza-Borrego Desert Wildflowers (and more) https://borregowildflowers.org/?type=search&searchtype=S&family=&name=Brandegea%20bigelovii

Jepson eFlora https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=16061

California Desert Wildflowers, Philip A. Munz, 1975, p. 77

Baja California Plant Field Guide, Jon P. Rebman, Norman C. Roberts, 3rd. ed, 2012 (species not listed)

Temalpakh: Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Lowell John Bean and K. Saubel, Malki Museum Press, 1972 (species not listed)

A Database of Foods, Drugs, Dyes and Fibers of Native American Peoples, Derived from Plants http://naeb.brit.org/

CalFlora's Southern California Plant Communities http://www.calflora.net/botanicalnames/plantcommunities.html

Plants of Southern California: Regional Floras http://tchester.org/plants/floras/#abdsp (a comprehensive website)

Native and Introduced Plants of Southern California by Tom Chester http://tchester.org/plants/index.html