Fickle Liana with white latex. Green stems, the young puberulos.Opposite leaves, with a 1-3 cm petiole; obovato-oblong limbo osubtriangular, truncated at the base and acute at apex, of verdeoscuro color by the beam and off-white and puberulo on the underside, of 5-10 (12) x 2-5 (6) cm. flowers pentamerous, white, fragrant, 2-3 x 1-2 cm dediametro. Result in follicle of 8-15 x 4-5 cm, green, pendulum, many longitudinal grooves. Black seeds from 2-2, 5 x 5-6 mm, fitted with a silky Pappus of 2.5 cm.Biology and habitat: reproduces by seed and is multiplicavegetativamente. The seeds are dispersed by the wind. Seed production is generally very abundant with an elevadaviabilidad.Native geographic distribution: originally from South America, specifically in the South of the Brazil and Argentina.Distribution and establishment of the Iberian peninsula: developing deexpansion in suburbs and orchards. She knows naturalised Jauregia, Almeria, Murcia, Majorca and throughout all the comarcaslitorales Catalan and Castellón.Mechanism of introduction: competes with other lianas autoctonastermofilas as Cynanchum acutum. It can interfere with the polinizacionde native plants for the capture in their floral structures delepidopteros.Ecological impact: cultivated as an ornamental, and formerly for collection of the fibers of the flowers from the seeds.Management: Has been used chemical control for severe infestations, mainly in citrus crops. Manual removal is expensive posiblepero and should be repeated for several years. It should be noted that lamanipulacion of the plant requires the use of protection front alabundante latex that smokes this plant.
