Plants · La Saladita, Guerrero

white twinevine

Funastrum clausum

Spanish: Isipó de leche

Funastrum clausum, commonly known as white twinevine, is a species of flowering plant in the dogbane family, Apocynaceae. It is native to southern Florida and Texas in the United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and South America as far south as Paraguay. Most often recorded in Aug, Oct, Feb, Nov.

TaxonomyMagnoliopsida › Gentianales › Apocynaceae

Local records7 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)

Global records2,923 on iNaturalist

Recorded here2020 – 2026

Months recorded near La Saladita

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Recent local sightings

2026-02-20 — observation by zihuadean
2024-11-05 — observation by daniel_brito
2023-05-05 — observation by sergioescutia
2022-08-27 — observation by betootero
2021-08-08 — observation by gricell_villegas
2020-10-03 — observation by marumg

Interactive card with more photos, sounds and similar species Plants guide iNaturalist Wikipedia

Cite as: “white twinevine (Funastrum clausum) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/funastrum-clausum/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.