Sarcostemma cynanchoides ssp. cynanchoides

This is a common weedy vine along fences and the like in Las Cruces. The flowers are quite fragrant, and in scent as well as habitat and general appearance this is the New Mexican equivalent of the weedy Ampelamus albidus in the eastern United States.

An inflorescence in front of Foster Hall on the NMSU campus, 8/22/04.

A flower in front of Foster Hall, 8/22/04.