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Antigonon leptopus
Naturalized ornamental vine, 20-40 ft. Alternate, heart shaped leaves. Bright, rosy pink flowers, each consisting of a calyx of 5 heart shaped sepals. When sepals are spread back, they reveal 8 yellow-tipped stamens.
Small island in Christiansted Harbor, St Croix.
The tubers are edible and, like its relative the buckwheat, its flowers are very attractive to bees.
Spotted on Jun 18, 2012
Submitted on Jun 25, 2012
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