Sarcostemma hirtellum (A. Gray) R. Holm
Funastrum hirtellum (A. Gray) Schltr.
Rambling milkweed, hairy milkweed
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5/2/2018 · Pinto Basin Road, Joshua Tree National Park · ≈ 8 × 5″ (20 × 13 cm) 
5/2/2018 · Pinto Basin Road, Joshua Tree National Park · ≈ 8 × 5″ (20 × 13 cm) 
5/2/2018 · Pinto Basin Road, Joshua Tree National Park · ≈ 10 × 6″ (24 × 16 cm) 
5/2/2018 · Pinto Basin Road, Joshua Tree National Park · ≈ 8 × 5″ (20 × 13 cm) 
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin) |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Asteridae | A large class that encompasses asters |
| Order | Gentianales | Gentians, coffee, gardenias, frangipani, many others |
| Family | Asclepiadaceae | Includes some herbs, twining shrubs, lianas, leafless stem succulents, rarely trees |
| Genus | Funastrum | From funis, “a rope, cord, sheet,” and -astrum, “incomplete resemblance” |
| Species | hirtellum | Rather hairy |
Funastrum hirtellum description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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