Deceptive Spinypod — Matelea decipiens (Alexander) Woodson

Deceptive Spinypod (Matelea decipiens)

Uncommon in the Piedmont and Coastal Plain in North Carolina, usually over basic bedrock.

Granville Co., NC 5/25/2009.

Deceptive Spinypod (Matelea decipiens)

Granville Co., NC 5/25/2009.

Deceptive Spinypod (Matelea decipiens)

Granville Co., NC 5/20/2012.

Deceptive Spinypod (Matelea decipiens)

Granville Co., NC 5/20/2012.

Deceptive Spinypod (Matelea decipiens)

Granville Co., NC 5/20/2012.

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